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孝 行

Common word

  1. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    filial piety

    • 孝行したいときに親はなし。
      When one would be filial, one's parents are gone.

  2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

    showing devotion (to someone)