| とく |
|---|
| 徳 |
| は |
| こ |
|---|
| 孤 |
| な |
| ら |
| ず |
| かなら |
|---|
| 必 |
| ず |
| となり |
|---|
| 隣 |
| あ |
| り |
expression
Proverb. From The Analects of Confucius.- the virtuous man will not long remain lonely.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり | とくはこならずかならずとなりあり |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
benevolence, virtue, goodness
トク のり あつ (5th, N1)
orphan, alone
コ (8th, N1)
invariably, certain, inevitable
ヒツ かなら.ず (4th, N3)