義理 (ぎり): debt of gratitude, obligation — Japanese vocabulary
義理 is read ぎり and means "debt of gratitude, obligation". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.
義理
- Reading
- ぎり · giri
- Translation
- debt of gratitude, obligation
- Level
- JLPT N1
- Pitch accent
- ぎりが
Example
私は彼に義理を立てなければならない。
わたしはかれにぎりをたてなければならない。
I have to do right by him.
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