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善道 (ぜんどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

善ぜん道どう

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Meanings

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noun

path of virtue; righteousness

A somewhat formal or literary term for the morally correct way or righteous conduct. Not an everyday word; more common in philosophical or ethical contexts.

彼かれは生しょう涯がいを通つうじて善ぜん道どうを歩あゆもうと努つとめた。
He strove throughout his life to walk the path of virtue.

Kanji

善virtuous, good, goodness
道road-way, street, district

Similar words

正せい義ぎ
正義 is the common word for 'justice' or 'righteousness' in everyday and legal contexts, while 善道 is a more literary term for the 'path of virtue' or moral conduct.
道どう徳とく
道徳 refers to 'morals' or 'ethics' as a system, whereas 善道 emphasizes the actual practice or way of living virtuously.

Etymology

Compound of 善 (good, virtuous) and 道 (path, way). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'path of virtue'.