Word Meaning 仁義

じんぎ jingi

仁義 is read as じんぎ (jingi) and means (gang's) moral code.

Meaning

English

  1. (gang's) moral code
  2. duty
  3. formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.)
  4. humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism)
  5. virtue

Reading

Kana

じんぎ

Romaji

jingi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 9249 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仁義道徳

じんぎどうとく

humanity and justice

仁義をきる

じんぎをきる

to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.)

仁義礼智信

じんぎれいちしん

the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)

仁義忠孝

じんぎちゅうこう

humanity, justice, loyalty, and filial piety

忠孝仁義

ちゅうこうじんぎ

loyalty, filial piety, humanity, and justice

じん

human

仁王

におう

two Deva kings

仁愛女子短期大学

じんあいじょしたんきだいがく

Jin'ai Women's Junior College

仁愛女子短期大学

じんあいじょじたんきだいがく

Jin'aijoji Junior College

仁愛大学

じんあいだいがく

Jin-ai University

仁人

じんじん

man of virtue

仁政

じんせい

benevolent rule

Example Sentences

3

じんぎをまもる。

To uphold morality and virtue.

じんぎにしたがう。

To follow the teachings of virtue.

じんぎをおもんじる。

To value morality and virtue.