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Kanji Detail for 倫 - "ethics"

  • Meaning

    倫 means "ethics." Also associated with order, peer.

    1. Ethics - Moral principles; standards of conduct.

    2. Order - Proper sequence; arrangement.

    3. Peer - An equal; a companion.

    4. Logic - Rational thinking; reason.

  • Words using

    • 倫理 りんり Listen ethics; morals
    • 不倫 ふりん Listen adultery; impropriety; (an) affair
    • 倫理的 りんりてき Listen ethical
  • Four-character idioms with

    • 精力絶倫 せいりょくぜつりん Listen being of unbounded energy; being with matchless vigor; having endless sexual stamina
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    • Verified meaning: ethics
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, とも, ひとし, みち)
    • Also carries these associations: order, peer

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of

    Given names (とも)Listen (ひとし)Listen (みち)Listen (りん)Listen

    Surnames (おさむ)Listen (ろん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    ethics; companion

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    normal human relationships

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    human relationship; order; coherence

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    human relationships; society

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Constant; regular. 倫理 refers to the constant principles people should follow. | Category; class. Such as 超群絕倫 (surpassing all others).
  • Onyomi

    tip
  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none
  • Strokes

    tip
  • Radical

    tip
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