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矜 pride

Meaningpride; respect
Onキン、キョウ、ケイ
Kunあわ.れむ、つつし.む、ほこ.る
Strokes9
First metN1 lesson 150, in 矜持

Stroke order

Words

WordReadingMeaningLevel
矜持きょうじprofessional prideN1

Examples

うむ。京(きょう)料理(りょうり)の伝統(でんとう)を背負(せお)う銘匠(めいしょう)たるもの、包丁(ほうちょう)一(いっ)本(ぽん)の扱(あつか)いにも自(みずか)らの生(い)き様(さま)と妥協(だきょう)なき矜持(きょうじ)を宿(やど)さねばならん。単(たん)に食材(しょくざい)を切(き)り分(わ)ける技術(ぎじゅつ)にとどまらず、素材(そざい)の命(いのち)を昇華(しょうか)させるための精神(せいしん)的(てき)な研鑽(けんさん)が不可欠(ふかけつ)なのだ。

Good. A master craftsman who carries the tradition of Kyoto cuisine must put his way of life and uncompromising pride even into how he handles a single knife. It is not only the skill of cutting ingredients: a spiritual discipline is essential, to raise the ingredients' life to something higher. (N1 lesson 151)