操みさお

noun

fidelity; constancy; honor

Refers to unwavering loyalty, integrity, or moral steadfastness, often in a somewhat literary or formal context.

• 彼かれは生しょう涯がい、自みずからの操みさおを貫つらぬいた。

  He remained true to his principles throughout his life.

noun

chastity; faithfulness (of a woman)

Specifically refers to a woman's sexual fidelity or faithfulness to her husband. Often used in traditional or literary contexts.

• 昔むかしの女じょ性せいは夫おっとへの操みさおを何なによりも重おもんじた。

  Women in the past valued faithfulness to their husbands above all else.