綱こう常じょう

noun

moral code; ethical principles

A formal, literary term referring to fundamental moral laws or ethical standards, often in a Confucian or classical context. Not used in everyday conversation.

• 古こ典てんでは、綱こう常じょうを守まもることが君くん子しの道みちとされた。

  In classical texts, upholding moral principles was considered the way of the noble person.