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不合理 (ふごうり, fugouri) Japanese meaning: irrational | Kotomora
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I think that rule is unreasonable.
There are several illogical points in his explanation.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 不ふ 合ごう 理り だ for something to be irrational/unreasonable
I felt that his argument was irrational.
不ふ 合ごう 理り な 〈 事こと 〉 an irrational/unreasonable (rule, demand, etc.)
Everyone is troubled by the company's irrational rules.
Kanji 理 logic, arrangement, reason Related words 理不尽 stresses an emotionally unacceptable unfairness in how someone is treated, while 不合理 more neutrally points to a lack of logical basis.
非合理 is a slightly more technical or philosophical way to say 'irrational', whereas 不合理 is the everyday word for the same idea.
不条理 carries a philosophical, almost existential sense of absurdity, while 不合理 is used more broadly for anything illogical or unreasonable.
Opposites 合理的 describes something rational and well-reasoned, the direct opposite of 不合理.
不合理 describes something irrational or unreasonable, the opposite of 条理's sense of logical order and rationality.
Etymology Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') + 合理 (gōri, 'rationality, reasonableness'). 合理 itself is a Sino-Japanese word composed of 合 (gō, 'fit, match') and 理 (ri, 'reason, principle').
