孝道是维护家长权的行为规范。中国的儒家将孝作为最基本、最重要的德目之一,在中国人伦纲常中占有十分重要的地位。日本人在接受了儒家思想后,孝道不仅成为人们行为的基本准则,也是统治阶级治理天下的重要手段。 Filial piety is the code of conduct to safeguard the rights of parents. Confucianism in China regards filial piety as one of the most basic and most important aspects of its human rights and occupies a very important place in the human relations of China. After the Japanese accepted Confucianism, filial piety not only became the basic norms of people’s behavior, but also an important means by which the ruling class govern the world.