道徳

See also: 道德

Japanese

Alternative spelling
道德 (kyūjitai)

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道(どう)徳(とく) • (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(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.
(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.

^ 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