心の欲する所に従えども矩を踰えず
Readings
こころのほっするところにしたがえどものりをこえず
kokoronohossurutokoronishitagaedomonoriwokoezu
kokoronohossurutokoronishitagaedomonoriwokoezu
English
Expression
Idiomatic expression
from the Analects of Confucius
following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right
Idiomatic expression
from the Analects of Confucius
following the desires of one's own heart without transgressing what is right Your personal translations
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Kanjis
心 ON: シン KUN: こころ, -ごころ
heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-1-3 FC: 3300.0
欲 ON: ヨク KUN: ほっ.する, ほ.しい
longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
Stroke: 11 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-4 FC: 8768.8
所 ON: ショ KUN: ところ, -ところ, どころ, とこ
place, extent
Stroke: 8 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-4-4 FC: 7222.2
従 ON: ジュウ, ショウ, ジュ KUN: したが.う, したが.える, より
accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Stroke: 10 Grade: 6 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-7 FC: 2828.8
矩 ON: ク KUN: かね, かねざし, さしがね
ruler, carpenter's square
Stroke: 10 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-5-5 FC: 8141.1
踰 ON: ユ, ヨウ KUN: こ.える
go beyond
Stroke: 16 SKIP: 1-7-9 FC: 6812.2
heart, mind, spirit, heart radical (no. 61)
Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-1-3 FC: 3300.0
欲 ON: ヨク KUN: ほっ.する, ほ.しい
longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving
Stroke: 11 Grade: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-4 FC: 8768.8
所 ON: ショ KUN: ところ, -ところ, どころ, とこ
place, extent
Stroke: 8 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-4-4 FC: 7222.2
従 ON: ジュウ, ショウ, ジュ KUN: したが.う, したが.える, より
accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate
Stroke: 10 Grade: 6 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-7 FC: 2828.8
矩 ON: ク KUN: かね, かねざし, さしがね
ruler, carpenter's square
Stroke: 10 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-5-5 FC: 8141.1
踰 ON: ユ, ヨウ KUN: こ.える
go beyond
Stroke: 16 SKIP: 1-7-9 FC: 6812.2