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Seven Virtues: Benevolence | Courage | Honesty | Honor | Loyalty | Rectitude | Respect

 Seven Virtues

          Bushido is broken up into seven virtues that the samurai must follow.  These seven virtues are: Gi – Rectitude, Yu – Courage, Jin – Benevolence, Rei – Respect, Makoto – Honesty, Meiyo – Honor, and Chugi – Loyalty.  If you did not follow these virtues, you were not a samurai.  These virtues are respected and used everyday.


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