Vocabulary

What does 勧善懲悪 (かんぜんちょうあく, kanzenchouaku) mean?

勧善懲悪 (かんぜんちょうあく, kanzenchouaku) means rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice.

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Readingかんぜんちょうあく
Romajikanzenchouaku
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かんぜんちょうあく
kanzenchouaku

rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice

  1. 1noun rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice

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