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    3. 潔い

    潔い

    潔いさぎよい​

    gracious (defeat, apology, etc.)

    KMT10News #29+1CoreAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    いさぎ良い潔よい潔良い

    いさぎよい

    Adjective

    1.
    gracious (defeat, apology, etc.), graceful, honourable (e.g. death), noble, gallant, brave, manly, sportsmanlike
    2.
    upright, righteous, honest, pure (heart), innocent
    dated term
    3.
    unspoiled (scenery, etc.), pure, clean
    archaic

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    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの非ひを潔いさぎよく認みとめた。

    He graciously admitted his fault.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    潔いさぎよい態たい度どで敗はい北ぼくを受うけ入いれた。

    He accepted defeat with a graceful attitude.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    どんな困こん難なんな状じょう況きょうでも、潔いさぎよく立たち向むかう彼かれの姿し勢せいは尊そん敬けいに値あたいする。

    His stance of bravely facing any difficult situation is worthy of respect.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    潔いさぎよい決けつ断だんを下くだすことは、時ときに大おおきな勇ゆう気きを必ひつ要ようとする。

    Making a decisive and honorable decision sometimes requires great courage.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    潔いさぎよい謝しゃ罪ざいは、関かん係けいを修しゅう復ふくする第だい一いっ歩ぽとなるだろう。

    A sincere apology would be the first step to repairing the relationship.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    潔
    いさぎよ.い…(3)
    undefiled・pure・clean・righteous・gallant
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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