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国民道徳 (こくみんどうとく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
national morality ; public morals
Refers to the moral standards or ethical principles expected of citizens within a nation. Often used in political, educational, or philosophical contexts.
政せい 治じ 家か は 国こく 民みん 道どう 徳とく に 反はん する 行こう 為い を 厳きび しく 批ひ 判はん さ れ た 。
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 Similar 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').
