人道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
人	道

Etymology 1

From jin (人, people, mankind) + dō (道, the way of moral conduct, moral principles, morality, truth)

Noun

人道 (hiragana じんどう, romaji jindō)

1. humanity
2. sidewalk, footpath

Compounds

Derived terms

人道的 (じんどうてき, jindōteki): humane 人道作戦 (jindōsakusen): humanitarian operation 人道支援 (jindōshien): humanitarian aid 人道主義 (jindōshugi): humanism 人道蹂躙 (jindōjūrin): outrage against humanity

人道主義者 (jindōshugisha): a humanitarian 人道的援助 (jindōtekienjo): humanitarian aide 人道犯罪 (jindōhanzai): crime against humanity 人道に対する罪 (jindō ni tai suru tsumi): crime against humanity 天理人道 (tenrijindō): the laws of nature and humanity 非人道的 (hijindōteki): inhumane

Etymology 2

From nin (人, people, mankind) + dō (道, plane of existence)

Noun

人道 (hiragana にんどう, romaji nindō)

1. (Buddhism) Life as a human: one of the six planes or domains of existence in the cycle of samsara.

See also

• 六道
• Desire realm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Desire realm (containing the six planes of existence)
• Buddhism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Buddhism

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Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
人道

Noun

人道 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin réndào)

1. humanity, kindness, mercy

Derived terms

• trad. 人道主義, simpl. 人道主义