• 道徳どうとく — ethics, morality
• 美徳びとく — virtue
• 徳とく — virtue, benevolence
• 徳川とくがわ — Tokugawa (surname)
• 恩徳おんとく — benevolence, favor
• 報徳ほうとく — reward for virtue

徳 consists of 彳 (step/go radical), 直 (honesty), and 心 (heart). It suggests a heart that walks the path of righteousness — the embodiment of virtue and integrity. Historically, it symbolized moral teaching and inner goodness cultivated through conduct.

道徳どうとくの授業じゅぎょうでは 徳とくについて学まなぶ。
In ethics class, we learn about virtue.

彼かれは 高たかい徳とくを持もつ人ひとだ。
He is a person of great virtue.