Although the sound of the word gotoku may suggest a deeper connotation and some interpret it with a labored emphasis on the connection with its homonym gotoku (five virtues), the etymology of the word has no relation to it as it is explained below. |
字を見ると一見意味が有りそうな感じであり、無理に五つの徳を上げる向きもあるようだが語源は次の通りである。 |