Jisho

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Words — 18 found

Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. in-law; relation by marriage
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3. Giri (Japanese)is a Japanese value roughly corresponding to "duty", "obl... Read more
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1. in all conscience; in honour; in duty boundoften with negative verb
  • わたし
  • わりあ割り当てられた
  • へや部屋
  • ぎり義理にも
  • いごこち居心地
  • よい
  • とは
  • 言えなかった
In all honesty, I could not say the room allotted to me was comfortable.
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Noun
1. duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelingsYojijukugo (four character compound)
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Noun
1. parent-in-law; parents-in-law
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. possessed of a strong sense of duty
Jreibun
    兄は非常に
  • ぎりがた義理固い
  • ひと
  • で、
  • せわ世話
  • になった
  • ひと
  • には
  • ぼんく盆暮れ
  • あいさつ挨拶
  • 欠かさない
My brother has a strong sense of duty and never fails to thank those who have taken care of him at the time of the Bon and the year-end.
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わる 義理
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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義理
Noun
1. obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's daySee also 本命チョコ
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2. Giri chocois chocolate given by women to men on Valentine's day in ... Read more
Jreibun
    それほど親しくもない女の子から
  • ぎり義理
  • チョコをもらっても、
  • おかえお返し
  • を考えたりするのが
  • わずら煩わしくて
  • 僕はあまり
  • うれ嬉しく
  • ない。
I am not too happy when I receive a “obligation chocholate” (given out of a sense of obligation on Valentine’s Day) from a girl I am not that close to, because I don’t want to think about what I should give her as a return gift.
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Noun
1. sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)Slang
Other forms
義理まん 【ぎりまん】
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義理
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. to fail in one's social duties
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義理
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to be faithful; to do one's duty
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Kanji — 2 found

1.5084875140852751
13 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
On:
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0.37512267820144674
11 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
On:
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Sentences — 12 found

  • jreibun/2545/1
      母は慣習を
    • おも重んじ
    • 、親類の
    • かんこんそうさい冠婚葬祭
    • には必ず出席するなど、
    • ぎり義理
    • 欠く
    • ことはなかった。
    My mother respects customs and always fulfills family duties. For example, she has never missed attending her relatives’ weddings and funerals. Jreibun
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Names — 1 found

よしまさ 【義理】
Given name, gender not specified
1. Yoshimasa