right and wrong; right or wrong
Abstract noun referring to the distinction between what is morally correct and incorrect. Often used in philosophical or ethical contexts.
正邪の判断は時に難しい。
Judging right and wrong is sometimes difficult.
彼は正邪をわきまえている。
He knows the difference between right and wrong.
right and wrong; right or wrong
right and wrong
Compound of 正 (correct, right) and 邪 (wrong, wicked). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with the concept of moral correctness.