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義理 (ぎり, giri) Japanese meaning: duty | Kotomora
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He is a person who never neglects his social obligations.
I go to greet my parents-in-law out of a sense of duty.
Usage patterns 義ぎ 理り を 果は たす to fulfill one's social obligation
He fulfilled his obligation by attending his boss's wedding.
義ぎ 理り の 〈 人ひと 〉 in-law (relative by marriage) of a specified kind
My son-in-law is coming to visit us soon.
義ぎ 理り で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something out of a sense of obligation (rather than genuine feeling)
〈 人ひと 〉 に 義ぎ 理り がある to have a sense of obligation/debt of gratitude toward someone
I owe him a debt of gratitude for taking care of me in the past.
Expressions 義ぎ 理り にも in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound 義ぎ 理り の 父ちち father-in-law; stepfather; foster father 義ぎ 理り が 悪わる い failing in one's duty; being ungrateful; lacking a sense of obligation 義ぎ 理り を 欠か く fail in one's social duties; neglect one's obligations 義ぎ 理り を 立た てる fulfill one's social obligation; do one's duty by someone; show loyalty Kanji 義 righteousness, justice, morality 理 logic, arrangement, reason Related words 義務 is a legal or formal duty imposed by rules or contracts, while 義理 is a moral or social obligation rooted in personal relationships and reciprocity.
恩義 stresses the debt of gratitude owed for a specific kindness received, while 義理 covers the broader social obligation to maintain proper relations with others.
義理 is the everyday word for social duty or obligation, while 仁義 carries a more formal, moralistic or Confucian/underworld connotation.
Opposites 人情 is warm, spontaneous human feeling and compassion, often set in tension with 義理, which is the cool sense of social duty one follows regardless of feeling.
Don't confuse with 義理 refers to a social or moral sense of obligation rooted in personal relationships, while 義務 is a formal, often legally binding duty.
義理 refers to social duty or obligation owed to others, while 道理 refers to abstract logical or moral rightness, despite the similar kanji.
Word family· 13 dutiful; scrupulous about obligations
neglect of social obligations; dishonorable conduct · failure to repay a debt
brother-in-law (elder); stepbrother (elder)
Etymology Composed of 義 (righteousness, justice, duty) and 理 (reason, principle). The combination conveys the idea of a principled duty or moral obligation, which evolved into the modern sense of social obligation and, by extension, relationships formed through marriage rather than blood.
I didn't really want to go, but I attended the drinking party out of obligation.
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sister-in-law (elder); stepsister (elder)
mother-in-law; stepmother; foster mother
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perfunctory; going through the motions; done out of obligation
duty and humanity; moral obligation and humane feelings
social relationship; friendship
doing one's duty out of a sense of obligation
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