Word Meaning 己に克ち礼に復る

おのれにかちれいにかえる onore ni kachirei ni kaeru

己に克ち礼に復る is read as おのれにかちれいにかえる (onore ni kachirei ni kaeru) and means act with restraint and conform to the ways of etiquette.

Meaning

English

act with restraint and conform to the ways of etiquette

Reading

Kana

おのれにかちれいにかえる

Romaji

onore ni kachirei ni kaeru

Stroke Sequence

8 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 125444 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

克己復礼

こっきふくれい

exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality

己に克つ

おのれにかつ

to control oneself

克己

こっき

self denial

克己精進

こっきしょうじん

self-control and close application

克己心

こっきしん

spirit of self-denial

克復

こくふく

restoration

己

おのれ

by oneself (itself, etc.)

己が自

おのがじし

each and every one

己達せんと欲して人を達せしむ

おのれたっせんとほっしてひとをたっせしむ

if you wish to succeed yourself, first help others to succeed

己未

きび

Earth Sheep (56th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1919, 1979, 2039)

己の分を尽くす

おのれのぶんをつくす

to do one's part (duty)

衣食足りて礼節を知る

いしょくたりてれいせつをしる

well-fed, well-bred