文武両道

Reading

Kana: ぶんぶりょうどう

Romaji: bunburyōdou

Definition

noun

1

(accomplished in) both the literary and military arts

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

文

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや

Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

武

Readings: ブ、 ム、 たけ.し

Meanings: warrior, military, chivalry, arms

両

Readings: リョウ、 てる、 ふたつ

Meanings: both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two

道

Readings: ドウ、 トウ、 みち

Meanings: road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings