Word Meaning 背徳

はいとく haitoku

背徳 is read as はいとく (haitoku) and means corruption.

Meaning

English

  1. corruption
  2. immorality
  3. lapse from virtue
  4. fall from virtue

Reading

Kana

はいとく

Romaji

haitoku

Writing Variants

  • 悖徳 はいとく haitoku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 106886 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

背徳感

はいとくかん

sense of guilty pleasure

背丈

せたけ

stature

背筋

せすじ

seam down the back (of clothing)

背筋力

はいきんりょく

strength of one's back

背反行為

はいはんこうい

act of disobedience (betrayal)

背景反射率

はいけいはんしゃりつ

background reflectance

背信行為

はいしんこうい

breach of faith

背景放射

はいけいほうしゃ

background radiation

背景幕

はいけいまく

backdrop

背水の陣

はいすいのじん

fighting with one's back to the wall

背標

せひょう

collating mark

背臨

はいりん

copying from a model without looking at it (calligraphy)