こっ
克
き
己
ふく
復
れい
礼

noun, takes する

Messages.yoji.
  1. exercising self-restraint and conforming to the rules of etiquette and formality.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
こっ
克
き
己
ふく
復
れい
礼
 克己復礼 こっきふくれい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

overcome, kindly, skillfully
コク　か.つ　かつ (Late Jr. High, N1)
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
elder brother, big brother
あに　キョウ　ケイ (2nd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
self
コ　おのれ　キ (6th, N1)
restore, return to, revert
フク　また (5th, N2)
stop, linger, loiter
テキ　たたず.む (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
return, repeat, repeatedly
person, (人 variant)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　ニチ　にっ (1st, N5)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
salute, bow, ceremony
レイ　ライ　れ (3rd, N3)
cult, showing radical (no. 113)
シ
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン　オン　かく.す