ことわり

Japanese
Alternative spellings
理
道理 (dated)
理由 (dated)
断り
断わり
断 (dated)

Etymology

The two sets of senses are related; "reason; logic" developed from the idea of determining what is right and what is wrong.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ことわり [kòtówárí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ことわり​ [kòtówáríꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞to̞ɰᵝa̠ɾʲi]

Noun

ことわり • (kotowari) 

  1. 断り, 断わり, 断:
    1. rejecting
  2. 理, 道理, 理由:
    1. reason; logic
    2. reason; motive

Adjective

ことわり • (kotowari) †-nari

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Inflection

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Verb

ことわり • (kotowari) 

  1. stem or continuative form of ことわる (kotowaru) [godan]

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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