徳

See also: 德

徳 U+5FB3, 徳 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5FB3 ← 徲 [U+5FB2] CJK Unified Ideographs 徴 → [U+5FB4]

Translingual

Han character

徳 (Kangxi radical 60, 彳+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 竹人十田心 (HOJWP) or 難竹人十田 (XHOJW), composition ⿰彳⿳十罒心)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 370, character 40
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 10237
• Dae Jaweon: page 697, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 839, character 20
• Unihan data for U+5FB3

Chinese

Glyph origin

徳 evolved naturally from earlier forms of the Chinese script; 德 was reintroduced via knowledge that 徳/德 etymologically contains 直 as a component.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 徳 – see 德 (“virtue; morality; ethics; favor; benevolence; kindness; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 德).

Japanese

Shinjitai	徳
Kyūjitai	德

Kanji

徳

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 德)

1. benevolence; virtue

Readings

• Go-on: とく (toku, Jōyō)
• Kan-on: とく (toku, Jōyō)
• Kun: おしえ (oshie)
• Nanori: のり (nori)、なる (naru)、あつ (atsu)、ゆき (yuki)、よし (yoshi)

Compounds

• 徳(とく)育(いく) (tokuiku): moral education
• 徳(とく)義(ぎ) (tokugi): morality
• 徳(とく)人(じん) (tokujin): virtuous person
• 徳(とく)人(にん) (tokunin): rich person
• 徳(とく)性(せい) (tokusei): moral character
• 徳(とく)政(せい) (tokusei): debt forgiveness
• 徳(とく)目(もく) (tokumoku): types of virtue
• 徳(とく)用(よう) (tokuyō): economical, economy
• 徳(とっ)化(か) (tokka): moral influence
• 徳(とっ)利(くり) (tokkuri): sake bottle
• 徳(とっ)行(こう) (tokkō): virtuous act
• 悪(あく)徳(とく) (akutoku): vice, immorality, corruption
• 美(び)徳(とく) (bitoku): virtue
• 倹(けん)徳(とく) (kentoku)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
徳
とく Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
德 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 德 (tok).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) とく [tòkú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [to̞kɯ̟]

Noun

徳(とく) • (toku) 

1. virtue
   • 2004 October 1, “八(や)ツ尾(お)半(はん) [Eight-and-a-Half-Tails]”, in 神(かみ)河(がわ)物(もの)語(がたり) [Tales of Kamigawa], Wizards of the Coast:

     徳(とく)とはあらゆる魂(たましい)に広(ひろ)がる内(うち)なる光(ひかり)なり。

     Toku to wa arayuru tamashī ni hirogaru uchi-naru hikari nari.

     Virtue is an inner light that can prevail in every soul.

2. benevolence

Noun

For pronunciation and definitions of 徳 – see the following entry.

【得とく】5 [adjective] beneficial; with gain [noun] benefit, profit, gain

(This term, 徳, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)