じん
仁
ぎ
義

noun

  1. humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism), virtue.
  2. duty.
  3. formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.). Perhaps derived from 辞儀.
  4. (gang's) moral code.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
じん
仁
ぎ
義
 仁義 じんぎ ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

humanity, virtue, benevolence
ひとし　ジン　ニ (6th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ　ふた　ふだ (1st, N5)
righteousness, justice, morality
ギ　よし　ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
ego, I, selfish
わが-　われ　わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ　カ　ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク　いぐるみ (Kentei 1)