乾けん道どう

noun

the ways of heaven; heavenly virtue

Refers to the natural order or moral principles of heaven, often implying health and strength as a virtue. Archaic and philosophical; not used in everyday speech.

• 古こ典てんでは「乾けん道どう」は天てんの道みちを意い味みし、人ひとの健けん康こうや強つよさの徳とくを表あらわすことがある。

  In classical texts, 乾道 means the way of heaven and can represent the virtue of human health and strength.

noun

the ways of men; the path men should follow

Refers to the proper moral path or conduct for humans, often contrasted with the ways of heaven. Archaic and philosophical; not used in modern conversation.

• 「乾けん道どう」は天てんの道みちだけでなく、人ひとが従したがうべき道みちをも指さすことが古こ典てんに見みられる。

  In classical works, 乾道 can refer not only to the way of heaven but also to the path that people should follow.