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ギリ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation
Adjective (の)
2. in-law; relation by marriage
Alt. forms
義ぎ理り
67%
ぎり
20%
ギリ
12%
Pitch accent
ギ
リ
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Used in: 636
Composed of
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
doing one's duty
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
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Examples (2 in total)
Tom is Mary's son-in-law.
My brother-in-law passed away last Wednesday.