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節操 [spec2,news2,nf32]
せっそう [spec2,news2,nf32]
1. [n]
▶ integrity
▶ fidelity
▶ constancy
▶ principle
▶ faithfulness
▶ honor
▶ honour



History:
4. A 2023-04-17 20:59:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2023-04-17 16:50:29  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
I don't think "constancy" is a good leading gloss. Maybe it's old-fashioned or just not common in AmE. It makes me think "consistency," "invariance," etc, which are much broader in meaning than 節操.
  Diff:
@@ -18 +17,0 @@
-<gloss>constancy</gloss>
@@ -20,0 +20 @@
+<gloss>constancy</gloss>
2. A 2018-05-28 01:07:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-05-27 15:45:30  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij, koj, gg5, prog
  Comments:
None of the refs have more than one sense.
  Diff:
@@ -19,0 +20,3 @@
+<gloss>fidelity</gloss>
+<gloss>principle</gloss>
+<gloss>faithfulness</gloss>
@@ -23,5 +25,0 @@
-<sense>
-<pos>&n;</pos>
-<gloss>chastity</gloss>
-<gloss>fidelity</gloss>
-</sense>

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