理屈 | Shirabe

1)

理屈りくつ

#2,898

Common

Pitch accent

Meaning

1

theory; reason; logic

彼かれはその理屈りくつがわからないほどばかではない。

He is too wise not to see the reason.
2

(unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext

Kanji

理リ logic, arrangement, reason 屈クツ yield, bend, flinch

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2)

理屈りくつっぽい

#38,730

Pitch accent

Meaning

argumentative

Kanji

理リ logic, arrangement, reason 屈クツ yield, bend, flinch

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3)

理屈りくつに合あう

#46,221

Pitch accent

Meaning

to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water

Kanji

理リ logic, arrangement, reason 屈クツ yield, bend, flinch 合ゴウ fit, suit, join

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4)

理屈りくつをつける

#50,396

Pitch accent

Meaning

to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext

Kanji

理リ logic, arrangement, reason 屈クツ yield, bend, flinch

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5)

理屈抜りくつぬき

#53,213

Pitch accent

Meaning

not requiring explanation; without needing a reason; no explanation needed; plain and simple; visceral

usu. adverbially as ～に

Kanji

理リ logic, arrangement, reason 屈クツ yield, bend, flinch 抜バツ slip out, extract, pull out

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6)

理屈屋りくつや

#106,065

Pitch accent

Meaning

quibbler

Kanji

理リ logic, arrangement, reason 屈クツ yield, bend, flinch 屋オク roof, house, shop

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7)

理屈りくつと膏薬こうやくはどこへでもつく

#392,701

Pitch accent

✨

Meaning

one can give a plausible argument for anything

Kanji

理リ logic, arrangement, reason 屈クツ yield, bend, flinch 膏コウ fat, grease, lard 薬ヤク medicine, chemical, enamel

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