Japanese symbol for “morally”
道徳上
どうとくじょう
Romaji: doutokujou
morally; from a moral point of view
In Japanese, morally is 道徳上, read どうとくじょう (doutokujou).
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Meanings
- adv morally; from a moral point of view
- adj-no moral (issue, responsibility, etc.); ethical
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 報道 | ほうどう houdou | report (of news); reporting; news |
| 道路 | どうろ douro | road; highway |
| 鉄道 | てつどう tetsudou | railroad; railway; rail transport |
| 道具 | どうぐ dougu | tool; implement; instrument |
| 北海道 | ほっかいどう hokkaidou | Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit) |
| 水道 | すいどう suidou | water supply; water service; waterworks |
| 道徳 | どうとく doutoku | morals; morality |
| 悪徳 | あくとく akutoku | vice; immorality; corruption |
| 以上 | いじょう ijou | not less than ...; ... and over; ... and above |
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.