also: りつぎ
upright; honest; conscientious; faithful
Describes a person who is scrupulously honest, keeps promises, and follows rules or obligations with a sincere, sometimes overly rigid, sense of duty.
He has an upright character and always keeps his promises.
律義に毎日、日記をつけている。
I conscientiously keep a diary every day.
律儀 emphasizes faithfully keeping promises and duties, while 几帳面 focuses on being orderly and precise about details and schedules.
律儀 stresses dutiful, meticulous adherence to obligations, while 良心的 emphasizes acting from conscience in a fair, honest way.
Standard modern spelling; the reading りちぎ is the most common.
Rare reading; りちぎ is overwhelmingly more common.
Alternate kanji form; 律義 is more common in modern usage.
Kana spelling is sometimes used, especially in casual writing.
Originally a Buddhist term meaning 'observing the precepts' (律儀), later extended to mean 'upright' or 'faithful' in general. The kanji 律 (law/rule) and 義 (righteousness) reflect the sense of strict moral adherence.