noun, na-adjective
wise and virtuous; good and able
A yojijukugo describing a person of both wisdom and moral integrity. Often used in formal or literary contexts to praise character.
彼は賢良方正な人物として知られている。
He is known as a wise and virtuous person.
賢良方正の士を登用すべきだ。
We should appoint men of wisdom and virtue.
A yojijukugo of Chinese origin, combining 賢 (wise), 良 (good), 方 (direction/method), and 正 (correct/upright). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the phrase is conventionally associated with Confucian ideals of moral character.