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道徳哲学 (どうとくてつがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

道どう徳とく哲てつ学がく

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Meanings

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moral philosophy

Academic term referring to the branch of philosophy dealing with ethics and morality.

彼かれは大だい学がくで道どう徳とく哲てつ学がくを専せん攻こうして

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。

He is majoring in moral philosophy at university.

Kanji

道road-way, street, district
徳benevolence, virtue, goodness
哲philosophy, clear
学study, learning, science

Related words

倫りん理り学がく
倫理学 is the more common modern term for 'ethics' as an academic discipline, while 道徳哲学 is a slightly older or more traditional term for moral philosophy.

Built from

道どう徳とく+哲てつ学がく

Etymology

Compound of 道徳 (morals) and 哲学 (philosophy), a straightforward calque of the English term 'moral philosophy'.