徳 virtue

(goleft) + (UFO) + (bottomheart)
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SIDEKICK

Onyomi

TOKU

Mnemonic

It is virtuous and good-hearted to give the aliens a TOKE of your J when you go to a UFO.

Jukugo

道徳(どうとく)

moral principles ★☆☆☆☆
道 (street) + 徳 (virtue) = 道徳 (moral principles)

morals in general - universal principles like "don't cheat, don't kill" - as opposed to your own personal rules, like "I don't smoke, I don't watch Julia Roberts films." When newspapers talk about "moral education in the classroom," they use 道徳.

Lookalikes

Meaning Hint Radical
聴 listen to EAR 耳
壊 break GROUND 土
懐 nostalgia HEART 心
徳 virtue GO 行

You listen with your EARS.

You break a TV on the hard GROUND.

You are nostalgic with your HEART.

You GO along the path of virtue.

Synonyms

morals, ethics
倫理    倫理学    道徳    価値観    信念