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    報徳

    報ほう徳とく

    repayment of someone's kindness

    KMT9News #31+1NounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab26 strokes

    ほうとく

    Noun

    1.
    repayment of someone's kindness, showing one's gratitude, moral requital

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    彼かれは恩おん師しに報ほう徳とくの気き持もちを伝つたえた。

    He conveyed his feelings of gratitude to his respected teacher.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    報ほう徳とくの精せい神しんは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう文ぶん化かに深ふかく根ね付づいている。

    The spirit of moral requital is deeply rooted in traditional Japanese culture.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    彼かれの生しょう涯がいは、社しゃ会かいへの報ほう徳とくを追きゅう求きゅうするものであった。

    His life was dedicated to pursuing moral requital to society.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsReligion & Philosophy
    日に本ほんの武ぶ士し道どうには、主しゅ君くんへの報ほう徳とくの概がい念ねんが含ふくまれている。

    Japanese Bushido includes the concept of repaying kindness to one's lord.

    KMT9Culture & TraditionsHistory
    困こまっている人ひとを助たすけることは、間かん接せつ的てきな報ほう徳とくにつながる。

    Helping people in need leads to indirect repayment of kindness.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    報
    むく.いる…(1)
    report・news・reward・retribution
    徳
    benevolence・virtue・goodness・commanding respect
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