仁義礼智信

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仁	義	礼	智	信

Etymology

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

Noun

仁義礼智信 (hiragana じんぎれいちしん, romaji jingireichishin)

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