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義理を欠く (ぎりをかく) — to fail in one's social duties | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
義理を欠く

義理を欠く

義ぎり理を欠かく

to fail in one's social duties

Kanji Vocab Culture & Traditions32 strokes

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ぎりをかく

Verb

1.

to fail in one's social duties

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Kanji that make up this word

righteousness・justice・morality・honor・loyalty…(1)

ことわり…(17)

logic・arrangement・reason・justice・truth

か.ける・か.く…(2)

lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)

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