仁義礼智信

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仁	義	礼	智	信
じん Grade: 6	ぎ Grade: 5	れい Grade: 3	ち Jinmeiyō	しん Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
仁義禮智信 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 仁 (jin, “benevolence”) + 義 (gi, “righteousness”) + 礼 (rei, “etiquette”) + 智 (chi, “wisdom”) + 信 (shin, “believe”).

Noun

仁(じん)義(ぎ)礼(れい)智(ち)信(しん) • (jingireichishin) 

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