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潔いさぎよい

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Meaning

1

gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; honourable (e.g. death); noble; gallant; brave; manly; sportsmanlike

出処進退しゅっしょしんたいの潔いさぎよさをわきまえている、と彼かれは言いっているけれど、いざとなったらどうだかね。

He always talks as though he knows how to handle himself but you never know how he'll act when the chips are down.
2

upright; righteous; honest; pure (heart); innocent
3

unspoiled (scenery, etc.); pure; clean

Kanji

潔ケツ undefiled, pure, clean

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