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jmdict 1211090 Active (id: 2092069)
勧善懲悪 [spec2,news2,nf40]
かんぜんちょうあく [spec2,news2,nf40]
1. [n] [yoji]
▶ rewarding good and punishing evil
▶ poetic justice
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2846558 勧善【かんぜん】 1. rewarding good deeds
  ⇐ see: 2846559 勧懲【かんちょう】 1. rewarding good and punishing evil
  ⇐ see: 1622910 懲悪【ちょうあく】 1. punishing evil



History:
3. A 2021-01-23 20:11:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2021-01-23 01:27:41  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, daijr
  Comments:
Doesn't refer to the novel, drama, etc. itself.
  Diff:
@@ -20,3 +20 @@
-<gloss>novel or drama with a rewarding-good-and-punishing-evil theme</gloss>
-<gloss>moral purpose</gloss>
-<gloss>morality play</gloss>
+<gloss>poetic justice</gloss>
1. A 2014-08-25 01:23:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Kanji Haitani list
  Comments:
Adding yoji tagAdding yoji tag
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>

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