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国民道徳 (こくみんどうとく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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重じゅう
要よう
な
目もく
標ひょう
の
一ひと
つ
です
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Improving national morality is one of the important goals of education.
The politician was severely criticized for actions contrary to public morals.
Kanji 民 people, nation, subjects 道 road-way, street, district 徳 benevolence, virtue, goodness Related words 道どう 徳とく 道徳 is general 'morality' or 'ethics', while 国民道徳 specifically refers to the morality of a nation's people as a collective.
公こう 徳とく 公徳 means 'public morals' or 'civic virtue', focusing on behavior in public spaces; 国民道徳 has a broader national scope.
Etymology Compound of 国民 (kokumin, 'citizen, people of a nation') and 道徳 (dōtoku, 'morality, ethics').
