孝こう道どう

noun

filial piety

A Confucian virtue emphasizing devotion and duty toward one's parents and ancestors. Often used in ethical or historical contexts.

• 孝こう道どうを重おもんじることは、東ひがしアジアの伝でん統とう的てきな価か値ち観かんの一ひとつです。

  Valuing filial piety is one of the traditional East Asian values.