不道

Japanese

Kanji in this term
不 道
ふ
Grade: 4 		どう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

不(ふ)道(どう) • (fudō) ←ふだう (fudau)?

  1. immorality; wickedness
  2. (archaic, law) the killing of three or more members of the same family; the killing and dismemberment of a person; or attempted murder, battery, or accusations against a husband or close family member. One of the eight unpardonable crimes under the Ritsuryō system.
    Hypernym: 八虐 (“hachigyaku”)
    Coordinate terms: 謀反 (muhen), 謀大逆 (bōtaigyaku), 謀叛 (muhon), 大不敬 (daifukei), 悪逆 (akugyaku), 不孝 (fukyō), 不義 (fugi)
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