貞てい

noun

firm adherence to one's principles; integrity; constancy

Refers to unwavering moral integrity, often in a Confucian sense. Can appear in compounds like 貞節 (teisetsu, 'chastity; fidelity').

• 彼かれはどんな困こん難なんにも屈くっせず、貞ていを守まもり通とおした。

  He remained steadfast in his principles, never yielding to any hardship.

noun

chastity (of a woman); female virtue

Specifically denotes a woman's chastity or fidelity, often in a traditional or historical context. Commonly used in the compound 貞操 (teisō).

• 昔むかしの女じょ性せいは結けっ婚こん前まえに貞ていを重おもんじるよう教おしえられた。

  In the past, women were taught to value chastity before marriage.