倫 means “ethics, moral order”

りん · rin

Also: companion

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

リン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 10 strokes

The story

A person (亻) beside 侖, bamboo slips bound in order, as in 論 and 輪: people keeping their proper place. 倫理 is ethics, and 不倫, breaking that order, is the affair that fills Japan's gossip magazines.

Used in 倫理 (rinri, ethics), 倫理観 (rinrikan, moral compass), and 不倫 (furin, extramarital affair)

More from Loyalty & Duty

• 仁 benevolence
• 貞 chastity
• 慈 mercy
• 衷 innermost feelings
• 義 righteousness
• 善 good
• 孝 filial piety
• 徳 virtue
• 忠 loyalty
• 誠 sincerity

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