仁義礼智信

Japanese
Kanji in this term
仁 義 礼 智 信
じん
Grade: 6		 ぎ
Grade: 5		 れい
Grade: 3		 ち
Jinmeiyō		 しん
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
仁義禮智信 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 仁 (jin, “benevolence”) + 義 (gi, “righteousness”) + 礼 (rei, “etiquette”) + 智 (chi, “wisdom”) + 信 (shin, “believe”).

Noun

仁(じん)義(ぎ)礼(れい)智(ち)信(しん) • (jingireichishin) 

  1. the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom and sincerity)
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