修身（しゅうしん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: self-cultivation
Example sentences
- 修身に努めて人格をみがく。 — He devotes himself to self-cultivation to polish his character.
- 修身は自分を正すことだ。 — Self-cultivation means correcting oneself.
Idioms & proverbs containing “修身”
- 修身斉家治国平天下 (しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか) — those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land
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