道どう徳とく

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

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Refers to principles of right and wrong, ethical standards, or moral philosophy. Used in both everyday and academic contexts.

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We discussed bullying in moral education class.

彼かれは道どう徳とくに反はんする行こう為いをした。

He acted against morality.

道どう徳とくを守まもるto uphold/observe moral standards
彼かれは道どう徳とくを守まもって行こう動どうした。
He acted while upholding moral standards.
道どう徳とくに反はんするto go against morality
その行こう為いは道どう徳とくに反はんする。
That act goes against morality.
道どう徳とくを教おしえるto teach morals
学がっ校こうで道どう徳とくを教おしえる。
Morals are taught at school.
〈人ひと〉の道どう徳とくを疑うたがうto doubt someone's morals
彼かれの道どう徳とくを疑うたがう人ひともいる。
Some people doubt his morals.

倫りん理りN1
倫理 is more formal and often refers to systematic ethics or professional codes, while 道徳 covers everyday moral sense.
モラル
モラル is a loanword often used for social or public morals, sometimes with a more modern or Western nuance than 道徳.
道どう義ぎ
道義 emphasizes moral duty or righteousness, often used in formal contexts like moral responsibility, while 道徳 is the broader everyday term for morality.
徳とく
道徳 refers to the system of ethics or morality as a whole, while 徳 refers to the inner quality of virtue in a person.

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良りょう心しんN1
道徳 refers to societal or shared moral standards, while 良心 is one's own internal sense of right and wrong.
仁じん義ぎ
道徳 is the general, neutral term for morality or ethics, whereas 仁義 refers specifically to the Confucian virtues of benevolence and righteousness.
倫りん理り学がく
道徳 refers to everyday moral standards or conduct, whereas 倫理学 is the formal philosophical study of such principles.
風ふう紀き
道徳 covers personal and societal ethics broadly, whereas 風紀 focuses on outward discipline and propriety within a community or institution.

A Sino-Japanese compound of 道 (path, way) and 徳 (virtue), originally referring to the way of virtue in Confucian thought.

sexual morality

morally; from a moral standpoint · moral; ethical

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