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    3. 天理

    天理

    天てん理り

    natural laws

    KMT5News #11+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab15 strokes

    てんり

    Noun

    1.
    natural laws, rule of heaven

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    天てん理りにかなう行おこないをするべきだ。

    One should act in accordance with natural laws.

    KMT4Religion & PhilosophyCore Concepts
    天てん理り教きょうは日に本ほんの宗しゅう教きょうの一ひとつだ。

    Tenrikyo is one of Japan's religions.

    KMT5Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    天てん理りの教おしえは、心こころの平へい安あんをもたらすと信 じられている。

    The teachings of Tenri are believed to bring peace of mind.

    KMT5Religion & PhilosophyEmotions & Psychology
    人にん間げんは天てん理りを理りかいしそれにしたが解ってきるべきだというし、それに従うがって生あきるべきだという思 想 がある。

    There is a philosophy that humans should understand natural laws and live according to them.

    KMT6Religion & PhilosophyReligion & Philosophy
    昔むかしの人ひとは、自し然ぜん災さい害がいを天てん理りの怒いかりと捉とらえることがあった。

    People in ancient times sometimes regarded natural disasters as the wrath of heaven.

    KMT6Religion & PhilosophyCulture & TraditionsHistory

    Kanji that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    理
    ことわり…(17)
    logic・arrangement・reason・justice・truth
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