Vocab Info
A2 な-adjective, Noun
不孝undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety, (the crime of) cursing one's parents, disowning one's child
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な-adjective, Noun
1.
undutifulness to one's parents, lack of filial piety
2.
(the crime of) cursing one's parents
3.
disowning one's child
Archaic, Only applies to ふきょう
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不孝 【ふこう】、不孝 【ふきょう】
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不孝な息子を誇ることはできません。
It is not possible to take pride in a son who lacks filial piety.
親より先に死ぬことが一番の親不孝である。
Dying before one's parents is the greatest act of undutifulness to one's parents.
母:「私への仕送りは一円もなし?!この親不孝者!」
Mother: 'Not a single yen sent to me?! Such lack of filial piety!'
父:「裏でコソコソ犯罪をしていたとは…この親不孝者!」
Father: 'To think you were secretly committing crimes... This lack of respect!'
親不孝だと自覚しているので、これからは親のために何かをしたいです。
I am aware of my lack of filial piety, so from now on, I want to do something for my parents.
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