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悌順 (ていじゅん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

悌てい順じゅん

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Meanings

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archaic

Archaic noun for obedience, especially filial or respectful submission. Not used in modern everyday language.

古こ典てんでは、悌てい順じゅんは親おやや年ねん長ちょう者しゃへの従じゅう順じゅんを表あらわす

Kanji

悌serving our elders
順obey, order, turn

Related words

従じゅう順じゅん
Modern, common word for obedience or docility. 悌順 is its archaic equivalent, rarely used today.

Etymology

Compound of 悌 (respect for elders) and 順 (obedience). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with filial obedience.

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In classical texts, 悌順 is seen as a word expressing obedience to parents or elders.