理由

Chinese
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)
simp. and trad.
(理由)		 理 由

Pronunciation

Noun

理由

  1. reason; grounds; justification

Synonyms

Japanese
Kanji in this term
理 由
り
Grade: 2		 ゆう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

理由 (hiragana りゆう, rōmaji riyū, historical hiragana りいう) (alternative reading hiragana わけ, romaji wake)

  1. a reason
    • 2016 April 23, “弱じゃく者しゃの消しょう耗もう [Consume the Meek]”, in エルドラージ覚醒 [Eldrazi Awakening], Wizards of the Coast:
      「それはなぜ破 (は)壊 (かい)するのかだと？それがそうするからだ。理 (り)由 (ゆう)を語 (かた)るなど時 (じ)間 (かん)と呼 (こ)吸 (きゅう)の無 (む)駄 (だ)だ。」
      “Sore wa naze hakaisuru no ka da to? Sore ga sō suru kara da. Riyū o kataru nado jikan to kokyū no muda da.”
      “Why does it destroy? It does, and to talk of reasons wastes time and breath.”
  2. a motive

References
  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
理由

Noun

理由 • (iyu) (hangeul 이유)

  1. Hanja form? of 이유 (“reason”).

Vietnamese
Hán tự in this word
理由

Noun

理由

  1. Hán tự form of lí do/lý do (“reason; cause; excuse; justification”).
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