義Righteousness. The path that one should take as a human being. Meaning. Main idea. A kinship relationship formed by persons who are not related by blood. Instead of the real thing.
世The world. Also refers to 30 years. During a person's life. A lifetime. The period of time before a person inherits a position from his parents and passes it on to his children. To pass on from generation to generation. A period of time. The world. Society.
橘Tachibana mandarin (a kind of fruit tree). A small evergreen tree of the mandarin family, Tangerines. One of the citrus fruits. One of the family crests.
孝A child who serves his or her parents well. Cherish your parents. To take good care of one's ancestors. A person who has inherited ideas, goals, etc. from parents or ancestors.
宗Doctrine. The teachings of God and Buddha. The beginning of things. The root. Ancestor. Head family. A place where ancestors are worshipped. A central figure. A person whom people respect.
乃In other words. For that reason. So. A long time ago. In the past. You. A second-person pronoun for a person of equal or inferior status. The word for "no" is used in particles.
進Proceed. To go forward. To move up to a higher grade or level. Get better. To improve. I'll give it to you.
