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不条理 (ふじょうり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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彼かれ の 言い い 分ぶん は まったく 不ふ 条じょう 理り だ 。
His argument is completely absurd.
It's hard to follow irrational rules.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 の 不ふ 条じょう 理り the absurdity of ~ (life, existence, etc.)
The novel depicts the absurdity of life.
不ふ 条じょう 理り を 感かん じる to feel a sense of absurdity
He felt the absurdity of the world and despaired.
不ふ 条じょう 理り に 耐た える to endure absurdity
People sometimes have to endure absurdity.
不ふ 条じょう 理り な 〈 事こと 〉 an absurd/irrational ~ (situation, demand, etc.)
The company forced an unreasonable demand on its employees.
Kanji 条 article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc. 理 logic, arrangement, reason Related words 不合理 focuses on logical inconsistency or lack of reason, while 不条理 emphasizes a deeper, often existential absurdity or senselessness.
理不尽 implies unfairness or unreasonableness in a more emotional, personal sense, whereas 不条理 can be more abstract or philosophical.
荒唐無稽 describes something fantastical or nonsensical with no basis in reality, while 不条理 describes something that defies logical or moral order, often in a philosophical sense.
不条理 describes something absurd or illogical, often in a philosophical sense, whereas シュール focuses on a strange, dreamlike mood rather than logical breakdown.
Opposites 合理的 describes something rational and sensible, the direct opposite of 不条理, which describes something illogical or senseless.
条理 refers to logical order or coherent reason, while 不条理 (literally its negation) describes a lack of such order, especially in existential contexts.
Word family absurdism
theatre of the absurd
Etymology Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') + 条理 (jōri, 'logic, reason'). The term gained philosophical weight through translations of existentialist works.
