克己

Chinese

 
gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome
6th heavenly stem; self
simp. and trad.
(克己)

Pronunciation


Verb

克己

  1. to control one's desires; to practice self-restraint

Adjective

克己

  1. frugal; economical; thrifty

Noun

克己

  1. self-control; self-restraint

Synonyms


Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こく > こっ
Grade: S

Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

克己 (hiragana こっき, rōmaji kokki, historical hiragana こくき)

  1. control of one's desires; self-restraint

Verb

克己する (suru conjugation, hiragana こっきする, rōmaji kokki suru, historical hiragana こくきする)

  1. to control one's desires; to practice self-restraint
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かつ
Grade: S

Grade: 6

Proper noun

克己 (hiragana かつみ, rōmaji Katsumi)

  1. A male given name

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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