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義理

義理

See also: 义理

Chinese

justice; righteousness; meaning
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
trad. (義理)
simp. (义理)

Noun

義理

  1. point; reasoning; argument (for a speech, essay, text, etc.)
  2. philosophical or religious doctrine

Japanese

Kanji in this term
Grade: 5 Grade: 2

Noun

義理 (hiragana ぎり, romaji giri)

  1. duty, obligation, burden of obligation. It can be defined as "to serve one's superiors with a self-sacrificing devotion".