Japanese symbol for “ethical”
倫理的
りんりてき
Romaji: rinriteki
ethical
In Japanese, ethical is 倫理的, read りんりてき (rinriteki).
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Meanings
- adj-na ethical
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “ethical”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 道徳的 | どうとくてき doutokuteki | ethical; moral |
| エシカル | エシカル eshikaru | ethical |
| 道徳上 | どうとくじょう doutokujou | moral (issue, responsibility, etc.); ethical |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 倫理 | りんり rinri | ethics; morals |
| 不倫 | ふりん furin | adultery; impropriety; (an) affair |
| 映倫 | えいりん eirin | Eirin; Film Classification and Rating Organization |
| 絶倫 | ぜつりん zetsurin | matchless; peerless; unequaled |
| 倫敦 | ロンドン rondon | London (UK) |
| 倫理学 | りんりがく rinrigaku | ethics; moral philosophy |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 目的 | もくてき mokuteki | purpose; goal; aim |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.