Jisho

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Words — 7 found

Noun
1. theory; reason; logic
Noun
2. (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext
Other forms
理窟 【りくつ】
Notes
理窟: Rarely-used kanji form.
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くつ 理屈
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending
1. to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. without any reason; without logic; visceral
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くつこうやく 理屈膏薬
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
1. one can give a plausible argument for anythingProverb
Other forms
理屈と膏薬はどこへでも付く 【りくつとこうやくはどこへでもつく】
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くつ 理屈
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
1. to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
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Kanji — 2 found

0.37512267820144674
11 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
On:
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8.339936752571699
8 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
yield, bend, flinch, submit
On: クツ
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Sentences — 10 found

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    • へりくつ屁理屈
    • ばかり
    • なら並べて
    • おまえお前
    • 言ってる
    • こと
    • ぜんぜん全然
    • すじがとお筋が通ってない
    All you do is string together a bunch of farfetched ideas. I can't understand a word of it. Tatoeba
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