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    3. 独善

    独善

    独どく善ぜん

    self-righteousness

    KMT9News #25+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    どくぜん

    Noun

    1.
    self-righteousness, self-justified

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    彼かれの態たい度どは独どく善ぜん的てきだ。

    His attitude is self-righteous.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    独どく善ぜんに陥おちいると、他た人にんの意い見けんを聞きき入いれなくなる。

    When one falls into self-righteousness, they stop listening to others' opinions.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    指し導どう者しゃが独どく善ぜんに走はしると、組そ織しき全ぜん体たいに悪あく影えい響きょうを及およぼす可か能のう性せいがある。

    If a leader becomes self-righteous, it can have a negative impact on the entire organization.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyWork & CareerPolitics & Law
    自じ分ぶんの考かんがえが常つねに正ただしいと信しんじる独どく善ぜん的てきな態たい度どは、人にん間げん関かん係けいを悪あっ化かさせる。

    A self-righteous attitude that believes one's own ideas are always correct worsens human relationships.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyFamily & Relationships
    独どく善ぜん的てきな判はん断だんは、しばしば予よ期きせぬ失しっ敗ぱいを招まねく。

    Self-righteous judgments often lead to unexpected failures.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    独
    ひと.り…(4)
    single・alone・spontaneously・Germany
    善
    よ.い・い.い・よ.く・よし.とする…(3)
    virtuous・good・goodness
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