てい
貞
せつ
節
　
を
まも
守
　
る

expression, Godan verb

  1. to keep one's chastity, to remain faithful to one's spouse, to remain faithful to one's lover.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
てい
貞
せつ
節
　
を
まも
守
　
る
 貞節を守る ていせつをまもる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

upright, chastity, constancy
テイ　さだ　ジョウ (9th, N1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
node, season, period
セツ　ふし　セチ (4th, N1)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
instant, namely, as is
ソク　すなわ.ち　つ.く (7th, N1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
seal radical (no. 26)
セツ　わりふ (Kentei 1)
guard, protect, defend
まも.る　シュ　もり (3rd, N3)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン　メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)