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義理人情 (ぎりにんじょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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厚あつ
い
人ひと
だ
。
He is a person with a strong sense of duty and compassion.
I suffered, caught between duty and human feeling.
Kanji 義 righteousness, justice, morality 理 logic, arrangement, reason 情 feelings, emotion, passion Related words 義ぎ 理り Refers specifically to social obligation or duty, without the humane/compassionate element of 人情.
人にん 情じょう Refers to human feelings, compassion, or empathy, without the obligatory aspect of 義理.
Etymology Compound of 義理 (duty, obligation) and 人情 (human feelings, compassion). The exact historical origin as a set phrase is uncertain, but it reflects a traditional Japanese value of balancing social obligations with personal empathy.
