This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

巧言令色少なし仁。

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巧言令色 少なし

English Translation

Fair words butter no parsnips.

Furigana

巧言令色(こうげんれいしょく)(すく)なし(じん)

Romanji

Kōgenreishoku sukunashi jin.

Words

巧言令色 (こうげんれいしょく)
flattery; honeyed words
少ない (すくない)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(じん、にん)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; compassion; humanity; charity; human; kernel; nucleolus

Kanji

Readings: コウ、 たく.み、 たく.む、 うま.い
Meanings: adroit, skilled, ingenuity
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Reading: レイ
Meanings: orders, ancient laws, command, decree
Readings: ショク、 シキ、 いろ
Meaning: color
Readings: ショウ、 すく.ない、 すこ.し
Meanings: few, little
Readings: ジン、 ニ、 ニン
Meanings: humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel