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理

reason; principle; logic

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Noun

reason•principle•logic

Noun

general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)

Noun

the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

Example Sentences

盗人にも三分(さんぶん)の理(り)。

Give the devil his due.

彼(かれ)の言葉は理(り)にかなっているようだ。

His words sound reasonable.

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

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