りゆう
Meanings
Noun
1. reason; pretext; motive
Pitch accent
ゆう
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
reason for being; raison d'être
to give a reason
rationalization; justification
Examples (130 in total)
I don't know the reason.
The reason was unclear.
I need to know the reasons why.
I understand why you're concerned.
You have no reason to be afraid.
No one knows the reason.
Why did you cry?
There are various reasons.
The reasons are as follows.
The reason for declaring war is not certain.
What caused the fire?
Do you know the reason?
I can understand why you might not want to go.
There has to be a reason.
Tell me the reason you didn't come yesterday.
The reason is very simple.
She did not come for a certain reason.
I don't know why my stomach hurts.
I don't know the reason why she isn't coming.
He was excused by reason of his age.
Is this why they are not popular?
If the reason to buy is its cheapness, I won't buy it.
The reason she killed herself is unknown.
I have no reason to lie to you.
On account of this, I can't attend the party.
You have no cause for anger.
Over-sleeping is no excuse for being late.
There is no reason for me to apologize.
There is no cause for complaint.
Tom got fired from his job for stealing.
There are a number of superficial reasons.
This is why I quit the job.
There are various reasons why a house may be left vacant.
She quit her job for some reason.
What is the reason you want to enter this college?
This is the reason I came here.
This is the reason why he did it.
I know why he did it.
Do you know why he wasn't at school?
Please tell me the reason why she got angry.
Tell me the reason why you married her.
Tell me the reason you were absent from school yesterday.
I explained the reason in detail.
Tell me the reason why you were late for school.
There was a good reason for this.
There seem to be several reasons for that.
The reasons for our failure are as follows.
Is that why you dropped out of school?
For this reason I cannot agree with you.
He set out his reasons clearly.
The reason why I got a bad grade is that I did not study.
I refused it for personal reasons.
Please explain the reason why she was arrested.
Why did you decide to get divorced?
He insulted me without any reason.
This is the reason why I didn't come yesterday.
Tell me the reason why they are absent.
Please tell me why Tom was fired.
Is there any reason not to go to the beach today?
She has her reasons for doing that.
I don't know why, but sales have increased.
He was dismissed on the grounds that he was lazy.
I don't know why he quit the company.
We learned why the French Revolution broke out.
She quit her job because of the low pay and long hours.
I don't know the reason why he went there.
Is it necessary for me to explain the reason to him?
Nobody knows why he left the town.
I wrote to him for quite another reason.
He's ill. That's why he's not here.
I don't get why you changed your mind.
The reason he was absent was that he had a severe headache.
We have no reason for staying here.
The pilot explained to us why the landing was delayed.
I have no particular reason to do so.
The reason why he left the tennis club is obscure.
Women seem to like him for some reason.
These are not sufficient reasons for breaking the promise.
He gave up the plan for economic reasons.
There is no reason for you to feel inferior to anyone.
He has his reasons for staying there.
That's not the reason I came to Australia.
It's no use for him to try to find out the real reason.
Tell me the reason why you want to live in the countryside.
Tom doesn't know why Mary left Boston.
She had, I thought, no reason to do what she did.
There is no reason why I should go there.
I know the reason, but I can't tell you.
There is no reason why I shouldn't do it.
There is no reason why I should help him.
For this reason, I can't go with you.
There are a good many reasons why you shouldn't do it.
There must be some reason for what he has done.
They were suspicious of him, and not without reason.
Do you have any special reason why you want to go to America?
There is no reason for her to scold you.
She is very kind. This is why she is liked by everybody.
The reason why he came so early is not evident.
In addition to this, there are other reasons.
I don't understand why she doesn't love me anymore.
A smart dog never barks for no reason.
I think that's the reason Tom doesn't have any friends.
His primary reason for going out was to see Patty.
There are several good reasons why I have a freezer.
Only afterward did he explain why he did it.
Why do you think soccer isn't popular in the US?
This is the reason that she succeeded as a pop singer.
That is why so many people are suffering from famine.
He appealed to lack of funds as a reason for the failure of his enterprise.
Each person has various reasons for going on a trip abroad.
The committee rejected the proposal on the ground that it was impractical.
Of all the possible reasons, he chose the least expected one.
Is there some reason you're saving these old bottles?
They accused the teacher of being too strict with the children.
The president gave up the idea because it was not practical.
The company turned him down for no apparent reason.
You can’t say that the Earth is flat just because Minecraft is flat!
No one knows the real reason why we love dogs.
There is no reason why you shouldn't do such a thing.
The reason why we cannot support his view will be given below.
In many countries, the main reason that people come to big cities is because of work.
Tom had a good reason for not paying his rent on time.
The lake was ringed by a fence, apparently for health and safety reasons.
If for some reason they come early, please tell them to wait.
Just because I'm a wolf, everyone assumes I'm a bad guy.
I have every reason to believe that he is innocent of the crime.
In my opinion, there are two reasons.
What's your main reason for studying French?
There seem to be several reasons for his failure.
Please tell me why you don't eat meat.