道徳
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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
Noun
道徳 • (dōtoku) ←だうとく (dautoku)?
- (philosophy) morality
- 1908, 新渡戸稲造, イエスキリストの友誼:
- 要するに道徳の元は父に対する孝である。
- 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.
- 要するに道徳の元は父に対する孝である。
- 1908, 新渡戸稲造, イエスキリストの友誼:
- (philosophy) ethics
- 1911, 夏目漱石, 道楽と職業:
- 道徳問題じゃない、事実問題である。
- Dōtoku mondai ja nai, jijitsu mondai de aru.
- It is not an ethical matter but a factual matter.
- 道徳問題じゃない、事実問題である。
- 1911, 夏目漱石, 道楽と職業:
Derived terms
- 道徳哲学 (dōtoku tetsugaku, “moral philosophy”)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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