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原理 (げんり): principle, theory, fundamental truth — Japanese vocabulary

原理 is read げんり and means "principle, theory, fundamental truth". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

原理

Reading
げんり · genri
Translation
principle, theory, fundamental truth
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
げんりが

Example

誰もがその考えを原理的には認めるだろう。

だれもがそのかんがえをげんりてきにはみとめるだろう。

Everyone will accept that idea in principle.

Kanji in this word

  • 原 — original, field
  • 理 — reason, logic

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