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道理 (どうり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

道どう理り

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

reason; logic; rightness

Refers to what is reasonable, logical, or morally right; often used in phrases like 道理で (no wonder) or 道理にかなう (to be reasonable).

彼かれの言いうことは道どう理りにかなっている。
What he says is reasonable.
道どう理りで彼かれが怒おこるわけだ

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No wonder he's angry.

Written forms

道どう理りUsage88%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
どうりUsage12%

Kanji

道road-way, street, district
理logic, arrangement, reason

Similar words

理り屈くつ
理屈 is more about theoretical reasoning or argument, sometimes with a negative nuance of sophistry, while 道理 is about natural, common-sense reason.
理り由ゆう
理由 is a concrete reason or cause for an event, whereas 道理 is an abstract principle of reason or rightness.

Etymology

Composed of 道 (way, principle) and 理 (reason, logic). The combination has been used since classical Chinese to mean 'the way things should be' or 'natural reason'.