報徳

Japanese

Kanji in this term
報	徳
ほう Grade: 5	とく Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
報德 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほーとく [hòótókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ːto̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

報(ほう)徳(とく) • (hōtoku) ^{←ほうとく (foutoku)?}

1. returning a virtuous deed

Proper noun

報(ほう)徳(とく) • (Hōtoku) ^{←ほうとく (foutoku)?}

1. (only in compounds) a way of life proposed by Ninomiya Sontoku (clarification of this definition is needed)

   報徳教(ほうとくきょう)／報徳仕法(ほうとくしほう)／報徳思想(ほうとくしそう)／報徳主義(ほうとくしゅぎ)

   hōtokukyō／hōtoku shihō／hōtoku shisō／hōtoku shugi

   (please add an English translation of this example)