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義ぎ理り
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Meanings
Noun
No-adjective
1. duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation
No-adjective
2. in-law; relation by marriage
Other spellings
ぎり
Kanji used
義justice理logic
Pitch accent
ぎり
Used in vocabulary
義ぎ理り立だて
doing one's duty
Noun
義ぎ理り合あい
social relationship; friendship
Noun
義ぎ理り一いっ遍ぺん
perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)
Noun
義ぎ理り人にん情じょう
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
Noun
義ぎ理りにも
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
Expression
Examples3
It was just polite applause.
We cannot find an English equivalent for the Japanese 'giri'.
I have to do right by him.