正道
Chinese edit
just (right); main; upright just (right); main; upright; straight; correct; principle; Chinese 1st month of year |
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
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trad. (正道) | 正 | 道 | |
simp. #(正道) | 正 | 道 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
正道
- (literally) official road; main track
- (figurative) right way; correct path; normal course of action
- (figurative) correct principle; principle way
Synonyms edit
- (right way):
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Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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正 | 道 |
せい Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 2 |
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References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN