文武両道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
文	武	両	道
ぶん Grade: 1	ぶ Grade: 5	りょう Grade: 3	どう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
文武兩道 (kyūjitai)

Noun

文(ぶん)武(ぶ)両(りょう)道(どう) • (bunbu ryōdō)

The quality of excelling at both the path of military arts and that of literary arts.
武(たけ)田(だ)信(しん)玄(げん)は文(ぶん)武(ぶ)両(りょう)道(どう)の名(めい)将(しょう)であった。
Takeda Shingen wa bunbu ryōdō no meishō de atta.
Takeda Shingen was a great commander excelling at both the path of military arts and that of literary arts.

References

The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.

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