理屈

Chinese

 
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 bent; feel wronged
simp. and trad.
(理屈)		 理 屈

Pronunciation

Verb

理屈

  1. to be in the wrong

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
理 屈
り
Grade: 2		 くつ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 理窟

Etymology

Simplified form of 理窟, from 南朝（宋）刘义庆《世说新语·文学》.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

理屈 (hiragana りくつ, rōmaji rikutsu)

  1. logic; reasoning
    理屈 (りくつ)に合 (あ)わない。
    Rikutsu ni awanai.
    It does not make sense.

References

  1. ↑ 日中韓同字異義語小辞典, 2009
  2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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