In Japanese society, particularly in historical feudal Japan, isagiyosa (潔さ, lit. "purity") is a virtue, translated with "resolute composure" or "manliness".
Isagiyosa is the capability of accepting defeat with composure and equanimity.
It stands besides other central virtues such as public-spiritedness (kō no seishin), loyalty (seijitsusa), diligence (kinbensa) and steadiness (jimichisa).
Cherry blossoms because of their ephemereal nature are a symbol of isagiyosa in the sense of embracing the transience of the world.[1]
Honda Yoshihiko (2001) maintains that these virtues aren't Japanese in
particular but form a moral code common to all Asian agricultural
societies.[2]
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