Twenty different virtues given in this book are as follows: filial piety (koko), loyalty (chusetsu), docility (wajun), friendship (yuai), fidelity (shingi), industriousness (kingaku), concentration (risshi), sincerity (seijitsu), benevolence (jinji), politeness (reijo), austerity (kanso), perseverance (nintai), chastity (teiso), uprightness (renketsu), agility (binchi), bravery (goyu), fairness (kohei), generosity (doryo), discernment (shikidan) and diligence (benshoku).
「孝・忠節・和順・友愛・信義・勤学・立志・誠実・仁慈・礼譲・倹素・忍耐・貞操・廉潔・敏智・剛勇・公平・度量・識断・勉職」の20の徳目が掲げられている。