理
り
Meanings
- Noun reason; principle; logic
- general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon) See also: 事 (じ).
- the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
Kanji
- 理 reason. Read as リ.
Example sentences
- 客観的に見て、彼の主張は全く理にかなっていなかった。
From an objective viewpoint, his argument was far from rational. - 一見したところそれ以上に理にかなったことはないであろう。
Nothing could be more reasonable, on the face of it. - 盗人にも三分の理。
Give the devil his due. - その計画は理にかなっていると我々全員一致した。
We all agreed that the plan made sense. - 彼がインタビューで言ったことは理にかなっている。
What he said in his interview makes sense.
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