道徳

See also: 道德

Japanese
Kanji in this term
道 徳
どう
Grade: 2		 とく
Grade: 4
goon on’yomi
Alternative spelling
道德 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) どーとく [dòótókú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ːto̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

道(どう)徳(とく) • (dōtoku) ←だうとく (dautoku)?

  1. (philosophy) morality
    • 1908, 新渡戸稲造, イエスキリストの友誼:
      要(よう)するに道(どう)徳(とく)の元(もと)は父(ちち)に対(たい)する孝(こう)である。
      Yōsuru ni dōtoku no moto wa chichi ni taisuru kō de aru.
      In short, the foundation of morality is filial piety towards one's father.
  2. (philosophy) ethics
    • 1911, 夏目漱石, 道楽と職業:
      道(どう)徳(とく)問(もん)題(だい)じゃない、事(じ)実(じつ)問(もん)題(だい)である。
      Dōtoku mondai ja nai, jijitsu mondai de aru.
      It is not an ethical matter but a factual matter.

Derived terms

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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