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義理
ぎり
N1
particle
Meanings
1
debt of gratitude
2
obligation
3
duty
4
sense of duty
5
honor
6
in-law
7
relation by marriage
Example sentence
私は彼に義理を立てなければならない。
I have to do right by him.
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Kanji in this word
義
Righteousness, Justice, Morality
13 strokes
理
Logic, Arrangement, Reason
11 strokes
More words with
義
主義
しゅぎ ·
doctrine
N3
意義
いぎ ·
meaning
N2
正義
せいぎ ·
justice
N1
朝鮮民主主義人民共和国
ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこく ·
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
義務
ぎむ ·
duty
N3
民主主義
みんしゅしゅぎ ·
democracy
社会主義
しゃかいしゅぎ ·
socialism
名義
めいぎ ·
name (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.)
More words with
理
総理
そうり ·
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government)
理解
りかい ·
understanding
N3
理事
りじ ·
director
管理
かんり ·
control
N3
処理
しょり ·
processing
N3
料理
りょうり ·
cooking
N5
理由
りゆう ·
reason
N4
心理
しんり ·
mentality
N3
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