Word Meaning 仁義をきる

じんぎをきる jingiokiru

仁義をきる is read as じんぎをきる (jingiokiru) and means to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.).

Meaning

English

  1. to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.)
  2. to formally greet
  3. to pay one's respects

Reading

Kana

じんぎをきる

Romaji

jingiokiru

Writing Variants

  • 仁義を切る じんぎをきる jingi o kiru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Proverb Rank 106131 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

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仁義

じんぎ

(gang's) moral code

仁義道徳

じんぎどうとく

humanity and justice

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

仁王立ちになる

におうだちになる

to raise oneself up to one's full height

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