徳
徳·virtue
- On-yomi
- トク
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道徳 | どうとく | morality |
| 美徳 | びとく | virtue |
| 人徳 | じんとく | natural virtue, personal magnetism |
| 徳川 | とくがわ | Tokugawa (family name) |
Example sentences
学校で道徳の授業を受けた。
がっこうでどうとくのじゅぎょうをうけた。
I had a morality class at school.
謙虚さは日本で美徳とされている。
けんきょさはにほんでびとくとされている。
Modesty is considered a virtue in Japan.
人が集まるのは彼の人徳だろう。
ひとがあつまるのはかれのじんとくだろう。
People gather around him because of his character.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Forgetting the short horizontal stroke between 直 and 心
- Reading 人徳 as にんとく — it is じんとく
Memory aid
Picture it
The road radical 彳 on the left with a straight 直 over a heart 心 — walking your path with a straight heart is what virtue is.
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