What does kanji 德 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 德 is ethics.

How is kanji 德 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 德 are おしえ; the onyomi readings are トク.

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德

Meaning

ethics

ethics, morality, virtue

Stroke Order

The stroke order animation is not available yet for kanji 德.

Unicode code: U+5FB7

Variant: 徳 (Shinjitai) , 悳 (Itaiji) , 惪 (Itaiji) , 㥁 (Itaiji) , 恴 (Itaiji) , 𢛳 (Itaiji)

5 reference sentences

彼は德の高い人物です。

He is a person of high virtue.

德は孤ならず。

Virtue is not solitary.

毎日少しずつ德を積む。

Accumulating virtue little by little every day.

彼は德を以て怨みに報いた。

He repaid resentment with virtue.

公衆道德を守りましょう。

Let's observe public morality.

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