単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#5,044 most used

理屈

りくつ0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

logic; reason

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

His explanation doesn't make sense at all.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

It is absurd to believe that young children can run faster than policemen.

from Tatoeba · mookeee

MEANINGS

1

theory; reason; logic

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

(unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext

noun

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#5,044 most used

Written理屈 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium