孟: first

first; eldest; chief

8 strokesNames & literary · Name kanji (準1級 range)in 4 words here

Readings

モウ・ボウ・ミョウ

Kun

かしら

孟 means 'first' in a series of three (孟・仲・季): 孟夏 is early summer. 孟宗竹 is a kind of bamboo.

孟宗竹もうそうちくmoso bamboo

孟夏もうかearly summer

孟春もうしゅんearly spring

孟母三遷もうぼさんせんmoving for a child's upbringing

春はるになると、孟宗竹もうそうちくの林はやしでたくさんの筍たけのこが採とれる。

In spring, plenty of bamboo shoots can be gathered in the moso bamboo grove.

孟夏もうかの風かぜが、庭にわの若葉わかばをさわさわと揺ゆらしていた。

The wind of early summer rustled the fresh leaves in the garden.

子こどもの教育きょういくのために引っ越ひっこした友人ゆうじんは、孟母三遷もうぼさんせんだと周まわりに言いわれた。

A friend who moved for her child's education was told by those around her that she was following the old example of moving for a child's sake.