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理由
りゆう
N4
noun
Meanings
1
reason
2
grounds
3
pretext
Example sentence
校長は彼に無断欠勤の理由をただした。
The principal called him to account for being absent without an excuse.
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Mine a sentence — saw 理由 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
理
Logic, Arrangement, Reason
11 strokes
由
Wherefore, A Reason
5 strokes
More words with
理
処理
しょり ·
processing
N3
理事
りじ ·
director
管理
かんり ·
control
N3
総理
そうり ·
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government)
料理
りょうり ·
cooking
N5
理解
りかい ·
understanding
N3
心理
しんり ·
mentality
N3
原理
げんり ·
principle
N2
More words with
由
自由
じゆう ·
freedom
N4
由
よし ·
reason
不自由
ふじゆう ·
discomfort
N3
経由
けいゆ ·
go by the way
N3
由来
ゆらい ·
origin
自由化
じゆうか ·
liberalization
自由形
じゆうがた ·
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
由緒
ゆいしょ ·
history
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