正せい道どう

also: しょうどう

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

right path; path of righteousness; correct way

Refers to a morally correct way of living, acting, or thinking; often used in ethical, philosophical, or didactic contexts.

〈人ひと〉が正せい道どうを歩あゆむfor someone to walk the path of righteousness
彼かれは生しょう涯がい、正せい道どうを歩あゆんできた。
He has walked the righteous path his whole life.
正せい道どうに戻もどるto return to the right path
彼かれは過あやまちを反はん省せいし、正せい道どうに戻もどることを決けつ意いした。
He reflected on his mistakes and resolved to return to the right path.
正せい道どうから外はずれるto stray from the right path
若わかい頃ころ、一いち時じ的てきに正せい道どうから外はずれたことがある。
In my youth, I strayed from the right path for a while.

正せい義ぎN1
正道 emphasizes the concrete path or way of righteous living, while 正義 refers to justice or righteousness as an abstract principle.
公こう道どう
正道 and 公道 both mean the 'right path' in an ethical sense, but 正道 is slightly more common in modern moral discourse.

邪じゃ道どう
正道 is the morally right path, while 邪道 is an immoral or deviant path that goes against it.
裏うら道みち
正道 is the proper, honest way of doing something, the opposite of the underhanded 裏道 in its figurative sense.

正せい当とうN1
正道 means the morally correct path in life, whereas 正当 means legitimate or justified, describing an act or claim rather than a way of living.

正道Usage100%
- せいどう
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading せいどう.
- しょうどう
  Rare reading; the same kanji form is almost always read せいどう.
しょうどう

From Middle Chinese 正道 (d͡ʑiᴇŋH dɑuX). The kanji 正 means 'correct' and 道 means 'path', together forming 'the correct path'.