Japanese

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Kanji in this term
どく
Grade: 5
ぜん
Grade: 6
てき
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
獨善的 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 独善 +‎

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(どく)(ぜん)(てき) (dokuzenteki-na (adnominal (どく)(ぜん)(てき) (dokuzenteki na), adverbial (どく)(ぜん)(てき) (dokuzenteki ni))

  1. self-righteousness, self-justified, self-complacent

Inflection

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN