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A3 Noun

(ことわり)reason, logic, sense, natural way of things

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    1. Noun

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      reason, logic, sense, natural way of things

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    理 【ことわり】理り 【ことわり】

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      (ことわり)にかなっている(かれ)言葉(ことば)無視(むし)できない。

      His words, which are based on reason, cannot be ignored.

      彼女(かのじょ)主張(しゅちょう)には(ことわり)がなく、()くには(あたい)しません。

      Her argument lacks reason and is not worth listening to.

      (ことわり)をわきまえていない(いもうと)がする(こと)はいつも(すじ)(とお)っていない。

      The things my sister, who doesn't understand reason, does are always illogical.

      (ぼく)より勤務時間(きんむじかん)(みじか)彼女(かのじょ)(ほう)給料(きゅうりょう)(たか)いというのは(ことわり)()わない。

      It doesn't make sense that she, who works fewer hours than I do, has a higher salary.

      殺人(さつじん)という(ほう)(おか)行為(こうい)をしたのだから、それ相応(そうおう)(ばつ)()けるのが(ことわり)である。

      Since they committed the act of breaking the law of murder, it is only natural that they receive a punishment that corresponds to it.

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