徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 徳 | 孤 | 必 | 隣 |
| とく Grade: 5 | こ Grade: S | かなら Grade: 4 | となり Grade: S |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese: 徳不孤、必有隣
Idiom
徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり (hiragana とくはこならずかならずとなりあり, rōmaji toku wa ko narazu kanarazu tonari ari)
- Virtue never has solitude and always has companionship.
References
- The Kōjien (広辞苑) Dictionary of the Japanese Language, 5th edition, Iwanami Shoten Publishing, Tokyo.