Dojo Kun

Seek perfection of character.
Be faithful.
Endeavour
Respect others.
Refrain from violent behavior.

Hitotsu. Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomeru koto.
Hitotsu. Makoto no michi o mamoru koto.
Hitotsu. Doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto.
Hitotsu. Reigi o omonjiru koto.
Hitotsu. Kekki no yuu o imashimeru koto.

The word hitotsu means one, while the word koto means thing or matter (Kodansha, 1999). This is generally interpreted to mean that each of the dojo kun are equally important and therefore were not numbered in some form of decreasing importance. With that in mind, the remaining terms are translated below using Kodansha's Japanese Furigana Dictionary (Kodansha, 1999).

Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomeru koto.

Jinkaku: personal character, personality (page 230, Kodansha, 1999)
Kansei: completion (page 110, Kodansha, 1999).
Ni: a grammatical particle.
Tsutomeru (note: this is also often written as tsutomuru): to exert oneself, to make efforts, to work hard (page 314, Kodansha, 1999).

Makoto no michi o mamoru koto.

Makoto: sincerity, true-heartedness (page 454, Kodansha, 1999)
No: a grammatical particle.
Michi: way, route, course, path (page 467, Kodansha, 1999).
O: a grammatical particle.
Mamoru: to keep, to obey, to protect, to defend (page 460, Kodansha, 1999).

Doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto.

Doryoku: effort, exertion (page 350, Kodansha, 1999)
No: a grammatical particle.
Seishin: spirit, soul, mind (page 250, Kodansha, 1999).
O: a grammatical particle.
Yashinau: to support, to bring up, to raise, to cultivate (page 492, Kodansha, 1999).

Reigi o omonjiru koto.

Reigi: etiquette, manners (page 522, Kodansha, 1999)
O: a grammatical particle.
Omonjiru (note: this is also often written as omonzuru): to value, to think highly of (page 77, Kodansha, 1999).

Kekki no yuu o imashimeru koto.

Kekki: vigour, ardour,
No: a grammatical particle.
Yuu: bravery, courage (page 496, Kodansha, 1999).
O: a grammatical particle.
Imashimeru (note: this is also often written as imashimuru): to admonish, to remonstrate

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