こう
坑
じゅ
儒

noun

  1. burying Confucian scholars alive.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こう
坑
じゅ
儒
 坑儒 こうじゅ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

pit, hole
コウ (8th, N1)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
high spirits
コウ　たかぶる (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
Confucian
ジュ (9th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
demand, request, need
ジュ (7th, N1)
rain
あめ　あま-　ウ (1st, N5)
and yet, and then, but
ジ　ニ　しこ.うして (Kentei Pre-1)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)