人道

Chinese

man; person; people
 
direction; way; method
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (人道) 人 道
simp. #(人道) 人 道
anagram 道人

Pronunciation


Noun

人道

  1. humanity; humanitarianism; human sympathy
  2. ethics; morality; way of living
  3. hierarchical relationship between people in ancient Chinese feudal society
  4. sexual intercourse
  5. (literary) male genitals; penis
  6. (Buddhism) humanity; human realm

Synonyms

Adjective

人道

  1. humane; humanitarian

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
人 道
じん
Grade: 1
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From jin (人, people, mankind) + dō (道, the way of moral conduct, moral principles, morality, truth).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) じんどー [jìńdóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [d͡ʑĩndo̞ː]

Noun

人(じん)道(どう) • (jindō) 

  1. humanity
  2. sidewalk, footpath
Derived terms
  • 人道(じんどう)に対(たい)する罪(つみ) (jindō ni taisuru tsumi, “crime against humanity”)
  • 人道(じんどう)支(し)援(えん) (jindō shien, “humanitarian aid”)
  • 人道主(じんどうしゅ)義(ぎ) (jindō shugi, “humanism”)
  • 人道主(じんどうしゅ)義(ぎ)者(しゃ) (jindō shugisha, “a humanitarian”)
  • 人道作戦(じんどうさくせん) (jindō sakusen, “humanitarian operation”)
  • 人道犯罪(じんどうはんざい) (jindō hanzai, “crime against humanity”)
  • 人道的(じんどうてき) (jindō-teki, “humane”)
  • 人道的援助(じんどうてきえんじょ) (jindō-teki enjo, “humanitarian aide”)
  • 人道蹂躙(じんどうじゅうりん) (jindō jūrin, “outrage against humanity”)
  • 天(てん)理(り)人道(じんどう) (tenri jindō, “the laws of nature and humanity”)
  • 非(ひ)人道的(じんどうてき) (hijindō-teki, “inhumane”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
人 道
にん
Grade: 1
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From nin (人, people, mankind) + dō (道, plane of existence).

Noun

人(にん)道(どう) • (nindō) 

  1. (Buddhism) Life as a human: one of the six planes or domains of existence in the cycle of samsara.
See also

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
人道

Noun

人道 • (indo) (hangeul 인도)

  1. Hanja form? of 인도 (“humanity; sidewalk, footpath”).
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