Where does “仁徳” come from?

仁徳 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 徳, from Middle Chinese 德.

仁徳 (Japanese): benevolence, goodness

Definitions

  1. benevolence, goodness

Ancestry of “仁徳”, step by step

仁徳 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 徳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese徳virtue; benevolence
2Middle Chinese德—

via Japanese 仁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese仁humanity; benevolence
Every word from Middle Chinese 德 →Every word from Japanese 徳 →