徳目（とくもく）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: virtues/moral principles
Example sentences
- 五常は儒教の大切な徳目だ。 — The Five Constants are important virtues in Confucianism.
- 徳目を人生の指針にする。 — To make a virtue one's guiding principle in life.
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