[り, ri] (n) (1) reason; principle; logic; (2) { Buddh } (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos; (P)#3287
[ふむ, fumu] (v5m, vt) (1) to step on; to tread on; (2) to experience; to undergo; (3) to estimate; to value; to appraise; (4) to rhyme; (5) (arch) to inherit (the throne, etc.); (6) to follow (rules, morals, principles, etc.); (P)#18001
[あくぼくとうせん, akubokutousen] (exp) A virtuous person does (should) not commit an act that offends his moral principles no matter how hard pressed he may be