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理屈りくつ

rikutsu

theory, reason

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Example sentence

彼の説明はまったく理屈に合わない。

His explanation doesn't make sense at all.

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Kanji in 理屈

logic, reason, justice

bend, flinch, submit, yield

Sentences with 理屈

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
料理	N5	りょうり	りょうりcooking; cuisine
理由	N4	りゆう	りゆうreason
無理	N4	むり	むりunreasonable, impossible
地理	N4	ちり	ちりgeography
理解	N3	りかい	りかいunderstanding, comprehension
管理	N3	かんり	かんりcontrol, management (e.g., of a business)
処理	N3	しょり	しょりprocessing, treatment, disposition
心理	N3	しんり	しんりmentality

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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