noun
beyond reason; supra-rational
Refers to something that transcends or lies outside the scope of rational understanding. Often used in philosophical, religious, or literary contexts.
その現象は理外の出来事としか言いようがない。
That phenomenon can only be described as an event beyond reason.
彼の決断は理外の理によって導かれたように思える。
His decision seems to have been guided by a logic beyond logic.
Compound of 理 (reason, logic) and 外 (outside, beyond). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in Japanese philosophical and literary texts to denote that which lies beyond rational comprehension.