知ち行こう一いっ致ち

noun

unity of knowledge and action

A concept from Chinese philosophy (especially Wang Yangming) emphasizing that true knowledge naturally leads to action, and action completes knowledge. Used in discussions of ethics, education, and self-cultivation.

• 陽よう明めい学がくでは、知ち行こう一いっ致ちが理り想そうとされる。

  In Yangmingism, the unity of knowledge and action is considered the ideal.

• 彼かれは知ち行こう一いっ致ちを実じっ践せんするために、学まなんだことをすぐに行こう動どうに移うつす。

  To practice the unity of knowledge and action, he immediately puts what he has learned into action.