正道

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Chinese

just (right); main; upright
just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
 
trad. (正道) 正 道
simp. #(正道) 正 道

Pronunciation

Noun

正道

  1. (literally) official road; main track
  2. (figurative) right way; correct path; normal course of action
  3. (figurative) correct principle; principle way
  4. (neologism, derogatory, politics) Atlanticist

Synonyms

  • (right way):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (正道):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
正 道
せい
Grade: 1 		どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

正(せい)道(どう) • (seidō) ←せいだう (seidau)?

  1. correct path, path of righteousness, path of justice

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
正道

Noun

正道 • (jeongdo) (hangeul 정도)

  1. hanja form? of 정도 (“right way; correct path”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
正道

Noun

正道

  1. chữ Hán form of chính đạo (“the correct path; a noble practice; righteous conduct”).
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