仁義 – Vocabulary details

仁じん義ぎ

Noun

1. humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue

2. duty

3. formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.)

perhaps derived from 辞儀

4. (gang's) moral code

humanity

justice

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んぎ

benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus

morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

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

humanity and justice; benevolence and righteousness

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

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