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Japanese Study Units

徳 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 徳 意味

benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect
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徳 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

KUNYOMI　訓読み

トク toku

Examples

彼は徳を備えた人だ。He is a man of virtue.
徳はそれ自体が報いである。Virtue is its own reward.
徳の唯一の報酬は徳である。The only reward of virtue is virtue.
徳の唯一の報酬は徳である。The only reward of virtue is virtue.
偽善とは悪徳が徳に対して払う忠順の誓いである。Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
朝起きは三文の徳。早起きは三文の徳。

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