モラルmoraru

1. nounmorals; morality; ethics
   皆みなさんは、モラルを大切たいせつにしていますか。↗

   Do you all place great importance on morals?

• Synonym倫理りんりWrittenWritten/formal prose. Ethics with an academic, philosophical slant, as in 「職業倫理」; 「モラル」 is a loanword for everyday moral awareness in society.
• Synonym道徳どうとくNeutralNeutral. The most general word for morality, and also a school subject; synonymous with 「モラル」 but more formal.
• Synonym道義どうぎWrittenWritten/formal prose. Moral principles with weight on duty and responsibility, as in 「道義的責任」.
• Synonym徳義とくぎWrittenWritten/formal prose. Moral duties one must observe; rare and old-fashioned in tone.
• SynonymモラリティーWrittenWritten/formal prose. A loanword for morality with an academic flavor; everyday speech prefers 「モラル」, so this is uncommon.
• Related義ぎWrittenWritten/formal prose. Righteousness and moral duty as a Confucian virtue, as in 「義を重んじる」.
• Related徳行とっこうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Conduct that accords with morality—concrete virtuous acts rather than moral awareness itself.
• Related人倫じんりんWrittenWritten/formal prose. The Confucian order of human relations, as in 「人倫に悖る」.
• Related善徳ぜんとくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Good moral character; rarely used, and centered on a person's virtue.
• Related道徳性どうとくせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. The moral aspect or quality of something; an academic analytical term.
• Related倫理性りんりせいWrittenWritten/formal prose. The ethical quality of an action or issue; an academic term used in evaluation.
• Antonym非道ひどうWrittenWritten/formal prose. Antonym: inhumanity—cruel, heartless conduct that defies reason and human feeling.
• Antonym背徳はいとくWrittenWritten/formal prose. Antonym: falling away from morality, the opposite of 「モラル」, as in 「背徳感」.

Everyday talk of personal or social moral awareness uses 「モラル」, as in 「モラルが低い」「ネットモラル」. For morality in general the formal word is 「道徳」 (also the school subject), and 「倫理」 is the academic term for ethics. Going against morality is 「背徳」; the remaining written terms cover Confucian virtue, duty, and academic analysis.

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1. 道徳どうとく、倫理りんり。