乾けん徳とく

noun

emperor's virtue

A classical Chinese-derived term referring to the moral virtue or benevolent influence of an emperor. Rare in modern Japanese; encountered mainly in historical or literary contexts.

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんには、天皇てんのうの乾けん徳とくを称たたえる記き述じゅつが見みられる。

  In old documents, one can find descriptions praising the emperor's virtue.