Vocab Info
N1 Noun, の-adjective
義理duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation, in-law, relation by marriage
Dictionary Definition
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- Noun, の-adjective - 1. - duty, sense of duty, honor, honour, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation 
 
- の-adjective - 2. - in-law, relation by marriage 
 
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義理 【ぎり】
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- ぎ 
- り 
 
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- 妻の両親は、僕にとって義理の両親だ。 - My wife's parents are my in-laws. - N1
 
- 後輩は先輩に対して義理を弁えるべきです。 - Juniors should understand their obligations toward their seniors. - N1
 
- 警察の仕事は義理に外れた行為をする人を逮捕する事だ。 - The police are responsible for arresting those who act against decency. - N1
 
- 独り言:「義理を通していたら、逮捕なんかされなかったものを…!」 - Monologue: If I'd just upheld some decency, I wouldn’t have been arrested…! - N1
 
- 義理で参加する会社の飲み会はつまらなくて、早く帰りたい気持ちで一杯だ。 - Attending a company drinking party out of obligation is so boring... all I can think about is going home early. - N1
 
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