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    3. 任侠

    任侠

    任にん侠きょう

    chivalry

    KMT10News #33+1Culture & TraditionsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    仁侠任俠仁俠

    にんきょうじんきょう

    Noun

    1.
    chivalry, chivalrous spirit, helping the weak and fighting the strong

    Noun, Prefix

    2.
    yakuza
    euphemistic

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    任にん侠きょうとは、困こまっている人ひとを助たすける精せい神しんです。

    Ninkyo is the spirit of helping those in need.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれは任にん侠きょうの心こころを持もつ男おとことして知しられている。

    He is known as a man with a chivalrous spirit.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsEmotions & Psychology
    古こ典てん文ぶん学がくには、任にん侠きょう道どうに生いきる主しゅ人じん公こうがしばしば登とう場じょうします。

    In classical literature, protagonists living by the code of chivalry often appear.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsLiteratureHistory
    任にん侠きょうの精せい神しんは、弱よわきを助たすけ強つよきを挫くじくという日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな価か値ち観かんと通つうじます。

    The spirit of chivalry connects with the traditional Japanese value of helping the weak and crushing the strong.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsHistory
    現げん代だい社しゃ会かいにおいても、困こまっている人ひとに手てを差さし伸のべる任にん侠きょうの心こころは大たい切せつです。

    Even in modern society, the chivalrous spirit of extending a helping hand to those in need is important.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsEmotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    任
    まか.せる・まか.す…(4)
    responsibility・duty・term・entrust to・appoint
    侠
    きゃん・おとこだて…(1)
    tomboy・chivalry
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