義理

See also: 义理

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Noun

義理

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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義 理
ぎ
Grade: 5 		り
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

義(ぎ)理(り) • (giri) 

  1. duty, obligation, burden of obligation
  2. a non-blood relation considered like a blood relation; -in-law or step-
    義理(ぎり)の息子(むすこ) ― giri no musuko ― son-in-law or stepson
    義理(ぎり)の妹(いもうと) ― giri no imōto ― (little) sister-in-law or stepsister

Derived terms

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
義理

Noun

義理 • (uiri) (hangeul 의리)

  1. hanja form? of 의리 (“loyalty; fidelity”)
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