VOCABULARY
理屈
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logic / reasoning / theory
reason, logic, argument, pretext, excuse
noun
Example sentences
君の理屈は筋が通っている。
Your reasoning makes sense.
そんな理屈は通用しないよ。
That kind of argument won't fly.
彼はいつも理屈っぽくて疲れる。
He's always so logic-obsessed that it's tiring.
それは行きたくない理屈に過ぎない。
That's nothing but an excuse for not wanting to go.
Practice exercises
1
彼の言うことは理屈に合わない。
What he says does not fit the logic.
Answer
理屈
2
それは理屈で、現実には通用しない。
That is just theory; it doesn't work in reality.
Answer
理屈
3
どんなに理屈を並べても結果が全てだ。
No matter how much reasoning you line up, results are everything.
Answer
理屈
4
それは単なる理屈だ。
That is mere theory.
Answer
理屈
5
この問題は理屈だけでは解決できない。
This problem cannot be solved by logic alone.
Answer
理屈