操【みさお】
Frequency rank: 24,165. – 24,319. (for form そう: 16.)
- fidelity; honour; honor; constancy
- chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 操【みさお】【そう】Frequency rank: 24,165. – 24,319.
- みさお
- そうFrequency rank: 16.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- fidelity; honour; honor; constancy
- chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
This meaning refers to the quality of being faithful or loyal to someone or something, often emphasizing moral integrity and commitment in relationships or duties.
This meaning highlights the virtue of remaining pure or faithful, particularly in the context of a woman's loyalty to her husband. It emphasizes the importance of sexual fidelity and moral purity in relationships.
She upheld her faithfulness to meet his expectations.
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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1. いったい一体、わがくにわが国のふじん婦人は、がいこく外国ふじん婦人などとちがい違い、こども子供をもつ持つと、そのせいこん精魂をそのかたその方にばかりかたむけて傾けて、ていしゅ亭主というものにたいしては対しては、ただぎり義理てき的にみさお操ばかりをまもっていたら守っていたらいいというかんがえ考えのものがおおい多い。
The women in our country are different from the women from other countries. Many think that it's acceptable for women to have children and devote themselves to them entirely; and, towards their husband, to simply uphold their duty and protect their chastity.
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