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石部金吉 (いしべきんきち) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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きち
の
よう
な
人ひと
で
、
賄わい
賂ろ
に
は
絶ぜっ
対たい
に
手て
を
出だ
さ
ない
。
He is a man of incorruptible character and would never touch a bribe.
He is so strict about the rules that people call him a man of iron integrity.
Kanji 吉 good luck, joy, congratulations Related words 清せい 廉れん 潔けっ 白ぱく 清廉潔白 emphasizes personal purity and clean hands, while 石部金吉 stresses unbending, almost stubborn integrity.
堅かた 物ぶつ 堅物 is a more common term for a straight-laced, inflexible person, but lacks the specific nuance of incorruptibility found in 石部金吉.
Etymology A yojijukugo combining 石 (stone) and 金 (metal) with the common name 金吉, suggesting a person as hard and unyielding as stone and metal. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose as a metaphorical expression for an incorruptible character.
