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logic · arrangement · reason · justice · truth

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Strokes11
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Radicaljade(5)

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Strokes11

Component Breakdown

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king + village

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of jade and village. Polishing jade, reason.

Symbolism

Reason, logic, ideal. Represents logic and truth.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

無理算段

むりさんだん

scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit; scraping together (a sum of money)

無理難題

むりなんだい

unreasonable demand; unreasonable demand

理非曲直

りひきょくちょく

the rights and wrongs (of a case); the rights and wrongs (of a case)

無理往生

むりおうじょう

forced compliance; coercion; compulsion; forced compliance

無理無体

むりむたい

by force; by force

空理空論

くうりくうろん

impractical theory; academic discussion; doctrinairism; impractical theory

比翼連理

ひよくれんり

marital vows; marital vows

理路整然

りろせいぜん

logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logical

造反有理

ぞうはんゆうり

there are no rebels without reasons; there are no rebels without reasons

事理明白

じりめいはく

facts being beyond dispute; logic being indisputable; facts being beyond dispute

義理一遍

ぎりいっぺん

perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.); perfunctory

義理人情

ぎりにんじょう

duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings; duty and humanity

深層心理

しんそうしんり

deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology; deep psyche

整理整頓

せいりせいとん

keeping things tidy and in order; keeping things tidy and in order

天理人情

てんりにんじょう

the laws of nature and humanity; the laws of nature and humanity

無理非道

むりひどう

unreasonable and unjust; unconscionable; unreasonable and unjust