徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり

Japanese

Kanji in this term
徳 孤 必 隣
とく
Grade: 4 		こ
Grade: S 		かなら
Grade: 4 		となり
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
德は孤ならず必ず隣あり (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 德不孤，必有鄰 (débùgū, bìyǒulín).[1]

Proverb

徳(とく)は孤(こ)ならず必(かなら)ず隣(となり)あり • (toku wa ko narazu kanarazu tonari ari) 

  1. (idiomatic) virtue never has solitude and always has companionship

References

  1. ^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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