徳

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See also: 德
徳 U+5FB3, 徳
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5FB3
← 徲
 		CJK Unified Ideographs 徴 →

Translingual

Han character

徳 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹人十田心 (HOJWP) or 難竹人十田 (XHOJW), composition ⿰彳⿳十罒心)

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 370, character 40
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10237
  • Dae Jaweon: page 697, character 24
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 839, character 20
  • Unihan data for U+5FB3

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 徳 – see 德 (“virtue; morality; ethics; favor; benevolence; kindness; etc.”).
(This character is a variant form of 德).

Japanese

Shinjitai

徳

Kyūjitai

德

Kanji

徳

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 德)

  1. benevolence; virtue

Readings

Compounds

Etymology

Kanji in this term
徳
とく
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
德 (kyūjitai)
 徳 on Japanese Wikipedia

From Middle Chinese 德 (tok).

Pronunciation

Noun

徳(とく) • (toku) 

  1. virtue
    • 2004 October 1, “八(や)ツ尾(お)半(はん) [Eight-and-a-Half-Tails]”, in 神(かみ)河(がわ)物(もの)語(がたり) [Tales of Kamigawa], Wizards of the Coast:
      徳(とく)とはあらゆる魂(たましい)に広(ひろ)がる内(うち)なる光(ひかり)なり。
      Toku to wa arayuru tamashī ni hirogaru uchi-naru hikari nari.
      Virtue is an inner light that can prevail in every soul.
  2. benevolence
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