ぎり

義理

duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation

N5Common wordNoun

Noun, No-adjective

duty•sense of duty•honor•honour•decency•courtesy•debt of gratitude•social obligation

No-adjective

in-law•relation by marriage

Example Sentences

義理だけの拍手(はくしゅ)をもらう。

It was just polite applause.

私(わたし)は彼(かれ)に義理を立てなければならない。

I have to do right by him.

日本語の「義理」に相当する英語は見つからない。

We cannot find an English equivalent for the Japanese 'giri'.

righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

ギ / —

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

リ / ことわり