じん
れい
しん

noun

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じん
れい
しん
仁義礼智信 じんぎれいちしん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

humanity, virtue, benevolence
ひとし ジン ニ (6th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
righteousness, justice, morality
ギ よし ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ego, I, selfish
わが- われ わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
salute, bow, ceremony
レイ ライ れ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと- オツ イツ (8th, N1)
wisdom, intellect, reason
チ さと さとし (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
know, wisdom
し.る チ しり (2nd, N4)
dart, arrow
や シ (2nd, N1)
person(人) variant
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
faith, truth, fidelity
シン のぶ しな (4th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)