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リ
Meanings
Noun
1. reason; principle; logic
There is reason in the ministers' thinking as well.
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)
3. the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
Neo-Confucianism holds that all things are made of ri (principle) and ki (vital force).
Alt. forms
理り
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リ
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Used in vocabulary (147 in total)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
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Examples (4 in total)
There is reason in the ministers' thinking as well.
It's spiteful, but above all it's a point that makes sense.
Neo-Confucianism holds that all things are made of ri (principle) and ki (vital force).
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