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    3. 理性

    理性

    理り性せい

    reason

    N1KMT7News #17+1CoreNounReligion & PhilosophyEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    りせい

    Noun

    1.
    reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense

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    彼かれは理り性せい的てきな判はん断だんを下くだした。

    He made a rational judgment.

    KMT6Emotions & Psychology
    感かん情じょう的てきにならず、理り性せいで考かんがえるべきだ。

    You should think with reason, without getting emotional.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    怒いかりに駆かられても、理り性せいを見み失うしなってはいけない。

    Even when driven by anger, one must not lose one's reason.

    KMT7Emotions & Psychology
    人にん間げんは理らせ性いによって動どう物ぶつと区く別べつされる。

    Humans are distinguished from animals by reason.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyScience & Math
    哲てつ学がくでは、理り性せいと信しん仰こうの関かん係けいが長なが年ねん議ぎ論ろんされてきた。

    In philosophy, the relationship between reason and faith has been debated for many years.

    KMT8Religion & Philosophyphilosophy

    Kanji that make up this word

    理
    ことわり…(17)
    logic・arrangement・reason・justice・truth
    性
    さが…(2)
    sex・gender・nature
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