克己

Chinese

gram; subdue; to restrain
gram; subdue; to restrain; to overcome
 
6th heavenly stem; self
simp. and trad.
(克己)
alternative forms 剋己克己
刻己

Pronunciation


Verb

克己

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

Adjective

克己

  1. frugal; economical; thrifty

Synonyms

Noun

克己

  1. self-control; self-restraint

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こく > こっ
Grade: S

Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(こっ)() • (kokkiこくき (kokuki)?

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

Verb

(こっ)()する • (kokki suruこくき (kokuki)?suru (stem (こっ)() (kokki shi), past (こっ)()した (kokki shita))

  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

(かつ)() • (Katsumi

  1. a male given name

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

克己 • (geukgi) (hangeul 극기)

  1. hanja form? of 극기 (self-control, self-restraint)