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Definition and Synonyms for 道徳
| 1. | モラリティー | 善と悪または正と誤りの間の区別に関する |
| Morality | concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong | |
| Synonyms: | モラル, モラリティー, 人倫, 倫理, 倫理性, 善徳, 徳義, 徳行, 義, 道徳, 道徳性, 道義 | |
| 2. | 徳行 | 特定の美徳 |
| Virtue | a particular moral excellence | |
| Synonyms: | 仁, 功徳, 善, 徳, 徳目, 徳義, 徳行, 明徳, 篤行, 美徳, 聖徳, 良い, 道徳, 道心 | |
| 3. | 道徳 | 善悪の考えに基づく動機づけ |
| Ethics | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong | |
| Synonyms: | モラル, 人倫, 倫理, 道徳, 道義 | |
| 4. | モラリティー | 正しく、良い行為 |
| Morality | right or good conduct | |
| Synonyms: | モラル, モラリティー, 人倫, 倫理, 倫理性, 善徳, 徳義, 徳行, 義, 道徳, 道徳性, 道義 |
Meanings for each kanji in 道徳
| » | 道 | road-way; street; district; journey; course; moral; teachings |
| » | 徳 | benevolence; virtue; goodness; commanding respect |
Categories 道徳 is a member of
| 1. | 動因 | 有機体が望む目的に向かって行動を起こすように仕向ける心理学的特性 |
| Motive | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal | |
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| 2. | 性状 | 人や物の本質的で特徴的な属性 |
| Quality | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone | |
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| 3. | 徳行 | 道徳的に素晴らしく、立派な |
| Goodness | moral excellence or admirableness | |
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Sample Sentences for 道徳
小説家が嘘を言っても非道徳的と批判されることはありません。それどころか、その嘘が大きければ大きいほど、うまい嘘であればいっそう、一般市民や批評家からの称賛が大きくなります。
It's not immoral for a novelist to tell lies. In fact, the bigger the lies, the better lies, and the more the common folks and critics will praise you.
きょう私たちは道徳の点から、この問題について話し合うつもりだ。
Today we are going to discuss this problem in terms of morality.
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