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Illustration of 義理

義理ぎり

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Meanings and examples

人として守るべき道理や、相手に対して果たすべき義務・恩義。 duty; sense of duty; honor; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation

Example 1

私わたしは彼かれに義理ぎりを立たてなければならない。

I have to do right by him.

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Example 2

義理ぎりだけの拍手はくしゅをもらう。

It was just polite applause.

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Kanji breakdown

理

N4

logic; arrangement; reason; justice; truth

On reading
リ
Kun reading
ことわり
Radical
玉

義

N1

righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning

On reading
ギ
Kun reading
Radical
羊
Illustration of 定義

定義

N1

ていぎ

definition

Illustration of 推理

推理

N1

すいり

reasoning; inference; mystery or detective genre (movie, novel, etc.)

Illustration of 正義

正義

N1

せいぎ

justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning

Illustration of 理屈

理屈

N1

りくつ

theory; reason

Illustration of 理性

理性

N1

りせい

reason; sense