義
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・righteousness
・justice
・morality
・honor
・loyalty
・meaning
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Dictionary: “義理”
義理
ぎり
duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation
Example sentence
It was just polite applause.
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理
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・logic
・arrangement
・reason
・justice
・truth
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義理
ぎり
in-law;relation by marriage
義理が悪い
ぎりがわるい
failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)
義理にも
ぎりにも
in all conscience;in honour;in duty bound
義理のお兄さん
ぎりのおにいさん
one's brother-in-law
義理の兄
ぎりのあに
one's brother-in-law;stepbrother (elder)
義理の姉
ぎりのあね
one's sister-in-law;stepsister (elder)
義理の母
ぎりのはは
mother-in-law;foster mother;stepmother
義理の父
ぎりのちち
father-in-law;foster father;stepfather
義理の親
ぎりのおや
parent-in-law;parents-in-law
義理を欠く
ぎりをかく
to fail in one's social duties
義理を立てる
ぎりをたてる
to be faithful;to do one's duty
義理チョコ
ぎりチョコ
obligation chocolate
義理マン
ぎりマン
sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)
義理一遍
ぎりいっぺん
perfunctory;going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)
義理人情
ぎりにんじょう
duty and humanity;(a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
義理合い
ぎりあい
social relationship;friendship
義理堅い
ぎりがたい
possessed of a strong sense of duty
義理立て
ぎりだて
doing one's duty
義理まん
ぎりまん
sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)