倫
倫·ethics, principles
- On-yomi
- リン
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 倫理 | りんり | ethics |
| 不倫 | ふりん | adultery, affair |
| 倫理観 | りんりかん | sense of ethics |
| 人倫 | じんりん | human morality |
Example sentences
研究には高い倫理が求められる。
けんきゅうにはたかいりんりがもとめられる。
Research demands high ethical standards.
その報道は彼の不倫を伝えた。
そのほうどうはかれのふりんをつたえた。
The report revealed his affair.
彼女は倫理観のしっかりした人だ。
かのじょはりんりかんのしっかりしたひとだ。
She is a person with a firm sense of ethics.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 倫理 as ろんり, confusing it with 論理 (logic) — different word entirely
- Writing 議論 with 倫 instead of 論
Memory aid
Picture it
A person 亻 beside 侖 'ordered arrangement' — how people are properly ordered in relation to one another, that is, ethics.
Vocabulary using this kanji
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