克己

Chinese

 
gram; subdue; to restrain
gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome
6th heavenly stem; self
simp. and trad.
(克己)
克 己

Pronunciation


Verb

克己

  1. to control one's desires; to practice self-restraint

Adjective

克己

  1. frugal; economical; thrifty

Synonyms

Noun

克己

  1. self-control; self-restraint

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
克 己
こく > こっ
Grade: S
き
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

克(こっ)己(き) • (kokki) ←こくき (kokuki)?

  1. control of one's desires; self-restraint

Verb

克(こっ)己(き)する • (kokki suru) ←こくき (kokuki)?suru (stem 克(こっ)己(き)し (kokki shi), past 克(こっ)己(き)した (kokki shita))

  1. to control one's desires; to practice self-restraint
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
克 己
かつ
Grade: S
み
Grade: 6

Proper noun

克(かつ)己(み) • (Katsumi) 

  1. a male given name

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
克己

Noun

克己 • (geukgi) (hangeul 극기)

  1. Hanja form? of 극기 (“self-control, self-restraint”).
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