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一徳 (いっとく, ittoku) Japanese meaning: virtue | Kotomora

一いっ徳とく

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Meanings

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virtue; moral excellence

Refers to a single virtue or a particular moral quality. Often used in philosophical or ethical contexts.

正しょう直じきは一いっ徳とくである。
Honesty is a virtue.

Kanji

一one, one radical (no.1)
徳benevolence, virtue, goodness

Related words

美び徳とく
美徳 is the more common word for 'virtue' in modern Japanese, while 一徳 is less frequent and often emphasizes a single, specific virtue.

Etymology

Compound of 一 (one) and 徳 (virtue). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning 'one virtue'.