| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 孟子 | もうし | Mencius (Meng Zi) (371-289BCE); the Discourses of Mencius - one of the Four Books |
| 孔孟 | こうもう | Confucius and Mencius |
| 孔孟の教え | こうもうのおしえ | the teachings of Confucius and Mencius |
| 孟夏 | もうか | beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar |
| 孟春 | もうしゅん | beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar |
| 孟女 | もうじょ | eldest daughter |
| 論孟 | ろんもう | The Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius |
| 孟母三遷 | もうぼさんせん | the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning (lit: Mencius' mother, three moves) |
| 孟秋 | もうしゅう | beginning of autumn; seventh month of the lunar calendar |
| 孟冬 | もうとう | beginning of winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar |
