loyalty and filial piety
A Confucian virtue pairing devotion to one's lord (忠) with devotion to one's parents (孝). Often used in historical, ethical, or literary contexts.
武士にとって忠孝は最も大切な徳目だった。
For samurai, loyalty and filial piety were the most important virtues.
彼は忠孝を尽くす立派な人物だ。
He is an admirable person who fulfills both loyalty and filial piety.
humanity, justice, loyalty, and filial piety
being both loyal and filial; fulfilling duty to lord and parents
loyalty, filial piety, humanity, and justice
Compound of 忠 (loyalty) and 孝 (filial piety), reflecting a core Confucian ethical concept.