noun
humanity, justice, loyalty, and filial piety
A Confucian ethical concept listing four cardinal virtues: benevolence (仁), righteousness (義), loyalty (忠), and filial piety (孝). Often used in discussions of traditional morality.
儒教では仁義忠孝が重要な徳目とされる。
In Confucianism, humanity, justice, loyalty, and filial piety are considered important virtues.
Compound of four Confucian virtues: 仁 (jin, benevolence), 義 (gi, righteousness), 忠 (chū, loyalty), and 孝 (kō, filial piety).