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Kotomora

克こっ己き復ふく礼れい

Meanings

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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

self-restraint and propriety

A yojijukugo from Confucian teaching, meaning to overcome selfish desires and return to ritual propriety. Used in formal or literary contexts to describe strict moral self-discipline and adherence to etiquette.