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N2 Noun

理性(りせい)reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense

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    1. Noun

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      reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense

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    理性 【りせい】

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      理性(りせい)感情(かんじょう)相反(あいはん)するものです。

      Reason and emotion are conflicting things. {reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense}

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      理性(りせい)(うしな)った人間(にんげん)は、ただの動物(どうぶつ)である。

      A human who has lost reason is nothing but an animal. {reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense}

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      政府(せいふ)のトップや会社(かいしゃ)のトップは(つね)理性(りせい)判断(はんだん)するべきだ。

      The top of the government and companies should always make decisions based on reason. {reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense}

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      理性(りせい)(はたら)かせない(こと)には、合理(ごうり)(てき)判断(はんだん)をする(こと)出来(でき)ません。

      Without using reason, it's impossible to make rational judgments. {reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense}

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      小説(しょうせつ):「(ぼく)(おおかみ)人間(にんげん)になった(とき)、もう(すこ)しで理性(りせい)(うしな)うところでした。」

      Novel: 'When I became a werewolf, I was on the verge of losing my sanity.' {reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense}

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