Moto 徳: Benevolence; Virtue; GoodnessKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トク
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 176 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トク)
- 道徳どうとくmorals
- 悪徳あくとくvice; immorality
- 不徳ふとくlack of virtue; immorality
- 報徳ほうとくrepayment of someone's kindness; showing one's gratitude
- 大徳だいとくgreat virtue
- 徳義とくぎmorals; morality
- 徳行とっこうvirtuous act or deeds; goodness
- 淑徳しゅくとくwomanly virtues
- 福徳ふくとくfortune; happiness and prosperity
- 美徳びとくvirtue
- 道徳的どうとくてきethical; moral
- 高徳こうとくeminent virtue
- お徳おとくeconomical; bargain
- お買い徳おかいどくbargain; good buy
- 一徳いっとくvirtue
- 三徳さんとくthree primary virtues: valour, wisdom and benevolence (valor)
- 三徳包丁さんとくほうちょうall-purpose kitchen knife; santoku knife
- 不徳の致すところふとくのいたすところundesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible
- 不徳の致す所ふとくのいたすところundesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible
- 不徳漢ふとくかんcrook; swindler
- 不徳義ふとくぎimmorality; dishonesty
- 不道徳ふどうとくimmorality; iniquity
- 乾徳けんとくemperor's virtue
- 二重道徳にじゅうどうとくdouble standard of morality
- 五徳ごとくthe five virtues
- 交通道徳こうつうどうとくtraffic ethics
- 享徳きょうとくKyōtoku era (1452.7.25-1455.7.25)
- 人倫道徳じんりんどうとくethics and morality
- 人徳じんとくnatural virtue; personal virtue
- 仁徳じんとくbenevolence; goodness
- 仁義道徳じんぎどうとくhumanity and justice; benevolence and righteousness
- 仏徳ぶっとくvirtues of Buddha
- 余徳よとくinfluence of great virtue; influence of ancestors
- 俊徳しゅんとくgreat virtue
- 偉徳いとくgreat virtue; outstanding virtue
- 元徳げんとくGentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)
- 八徳はっとくthe eight virtues
- 公徳こうとくpublic morality; social morals
- 公徳心こうとくしんpublic spirit
- 公衆道徳こうしゅうどうとくpublic morals
- 功徳くどくmerit; virtuous deed
- 功徳を積むくどくをつむto accumulate merit; to make merit
- 功徳蔵くどくぞうone's accumulated merit; treasure house of merit
- 十徳じっとくearly-modern men's jacket resembling a haori
- 十徳ナイフじゅっとくナイフmultipurpose knife; Swiss Army knife
- 君主道徳くんしゅどうとくHerrenmoral (master morality, as a philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
- 商業道徳しょうぎょうどうとくbusiness morality
- 善徳ぜんとくvirtues
- 因習道徳いんしゅうどうとくconventional morality; conventional morals
- 国民道徳こくみんどうとくnational morality
- 大威徳明王だいいとくみょうおうYamantaka Vidya-raja; conqueror of Death
- 大徳は小怨を滅すだいとくはしょうえんをめっすgreat virtues extinguish small grudges
- 天徳てんとくTentoku era (957.10.27-961.2.16)
- 奴隷道徳どれいどうとくSklavenmoral (slave morality, as a philosophical concept of Nietzsche)
- 威徳いとくvirtue and influence; virtue and authority
- 婦徳ふとくwoman's virtues
- 学徳がくとくlearning and virtue
- 宝徳ほうとくHōtoku era (1449.7.28-1452.7.25)
Other readings
- 徳利とっくりsake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar
- お買徳おかいどくbargain; good buy
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