かん
勧
ぜん
善
ちょう
懲
あく
悪

noun

Messages.yoji.
  1. rewarding good and punishing evil, poetic justice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
勧
ぜん
善
ちょう
懲
あく
悪
 勧善懲悪 かんぜんちょうあく ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

persuade, recommend, advise
すす.める　カン　ケン (7th, N1)
heron(雚) variant
person(人) variant
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ　スイ　とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ　あるじ　ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
power, strength, strong
リョク　ちから　リキ (1st, N4)
virtuous, good, goodness
ゼン　よ.い　よし.とする (6th, N1)
sheep
ひつじ　ヨウ　よ (3rd, N1)
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
penal, chastise, punish
こ.りる　チョウ (9th, N1)
indications, sign, omen
チョウ　しるし　チ (7th, N1)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
mountain
やま　サン　セン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)
bad, vice, rascal
わる.い　アク　オ (3rd, N4)
Asia, rank next, come after
ア　つ.ぐ　や (9th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ　シン (2nd, N4)