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徳望 (とくぼう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

徳とく望ぼう

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Meanings

1

noun

moral influence; virtuous prestige

Refers to the respect and influence a person commands through their virtue and moral character, often in formal or literary contexts.

彼かれは地ち域いき社しゃ会かいで徳とく望ぼうのある人じん物ぶつとして知しられている。
He is known in the local community as a person of moral influence.

Kanji

徳benevolence, virtue, goodness
望ambition, full moon, hope

Similar words

人じん望ぼう
人望 is general popularity or trust among people, while 徳望 specifically emphasizes moral virtue as the source of that trust.
声せい望ぼう
声望 is reputation or prestige, not necessarily tied to moral character, whereas 徳望 is explicitly about virtuous influence.

Etymology

Compound of 徳 (とく, 'virtue, morality') and 望 (ぼう, 'hope, reputation, prestige'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination conveys the idea of prestige arising from moral character.