Women's Instructions - Jokunsho

Japanese: 女訓抄 - じょくんしょう

Kana Zoushi. Author unknown. Published in 1637 (Kan'ei 14). Old movable type edition. 3 volumes. In addition to the old movable type edition, there are also manuscripts, so it is thought that its creation dates back a little further. Along with the old movable type edition of Menoto no Zoushi, it is a pioneer of moral books for women, and overall it is heavily influenced by Buddhist and Confucian ideas. It explains the five obstacles for women, the three obediences, the seven things to do and the three things not to do, and also gives examples of chaste and wicked women from China and Japan. This book also influenced the later Kana Retsujoden. [Noda Hisao]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

仮名草子。作者不明。1637年(寛永14)刊。古活字版。3巻。古活字版のほかに写本があり，成立はもう少しさかのぼるかと思われる。古活字版《乳母（めのと）の草子》とともに，女性のための教訓書の先駆であり，全体に仏教･儒教思想が濃厚である。女性の五障，三従，七去三不去を説いているが，また中国や日本の貞女･悪女の例も挙げている。この書は，のちの《仮名列女伝》にも影響を与えている。【野田寿雄】

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