Meanings
Noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)
3. (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (135 in total)
forcibly; against one's will
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage