五徳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
五	徳
ご Grade: 1	とく Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
五德 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ごとく [gòtókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡo̞to̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

五(ご)徳(とく) • (gotoku) ^{←ごとく (gotoku)^?}

(Confucianism) the five virtues
Synonym: 五常 (gojō)
trivet, stove grate

Usage notes

The “five virtues” of Confucianism are 仁(じん) (jin, “benevolence”), 義(ぎ) (gi, “righteousness”), 礼(れい) (rei, “propriety”), 智(ち) (chi, “wisdom; knowledge”), and 信(しん) (shin, “integrity; morality”). Compare the “three bonds” (三綱(さんこう) (sankō) lord–subject, parent–child, and husband–wife), which together make up 三綱五常(さんこうごじょう) (sankōgojō), the Three Fundamental Bonds and Five Constant Virtues.

See also

三脚(さんきゃく) (sankyaku, “tripod”)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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