2491. A gentleman should never be seen without these characters. Why not? イ+ノ+|+土+|+土+力 示+欠 シ+一+刀+糸 口+⼐ 言+心


イ+ノ+|+土+|+土+力  Katakana "I" or The "Ninben" radical - person / Katakana "No" or The "No" radical - diagonal sweeping stroke / The "Tatebou" radical - vertical stroke / DO, tsuchi - earth, soil / RYOKU, RIKI, chikara - power

示+欠  JI, SHI, shi(mesu) - show / KETSU, ka(ku), ka(keru) - lack

シ+一+刀+糸  Katakana "Shi" or The "Sanzui" radical - water / ICHI, ITSU, hito(tsu) - one / TOU, katana - sword / SHI, ito - thread

口+⼐  KOU, kuchi - mouth / The "Kannyou" radical - container, open box

言+心  GEN, GON, i(u), koto - say, speech / SHIN, kokoro - heart

Add 士 (SHI, samurai - man, scholar) to make them more gentlemanly!  

働  DOU, hatara(ku) - work

款  KAN - article, section, goodwill

潔  KETSU, isagiyo(i) - pure, brave, manly, righteous, pure

固  KO, kata(i), kata(maru) - hard, harden  

誌  SHI - write down, chronicle, magazine