廉（れん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: integrity/incorruptibility
Example sentences
- 廉は欲に流されない心だ。 — Integrity is a spirit that does not give in to desire.
- 廉を守って正しく生きる。 — To live righteously by upholding integrity.
Idioms & proverbs containing “廉”
- 清廉潔白 (せいれんけっぱく) — spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
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