徳は孤ならず必ず隣あり とくはこならずかならずとなりあり Meanings Expression the virtuous man will not long remain lonely (from The Analects of Confucius) Kanji 徳 virtue. Read as トク. 孤 solitary 必 must. Read as かならず. 隣 neighbor. Read as となり. Word lists Proverbs Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists