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Practise the thinking. Keep the judgement.

義理 — Social obligation; duty

ぎり

giri

Meaning

Social obligation; duty

Original example

義理で参加したわけではありません。

I did not attend merely out of obligation.

Cultural context and nuance

A felt obligation arising from relationships. Also appears in 義理の母, meaning mother-in-law.

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