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知徳合一 (ちとくごういつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

知ち徳とく合ごう一いつ

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Meanings

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unity of knowledge and virtue

A philosophical concept, often associated with Socratic or Confucian thought, that true knowledge is inseparable from moral virtue.

ソクラテスの教おしえの中ちゅう心しんには知ち徳とく合ごう一いつの考かんがえがある

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At the heart of Socrates' teaching is the idea of the unity of knowledge and virtue.

Kanji

知know, wisdom
徳benevolence, virtue, goodness
合fit, suit, join
一one, one radical (no.1)

Built from

知ち徳とく+合ごう一いつ

Etymology

Compound of 知 (chi, 'knowledge'), 徳 (toku, 'virtue'), and 合一 (gōitsu, 'unity, oneness'). The term is a direct translation of the philosophical concept.