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りくつ
Meanings
Noun
1. theory; reason; logic
2. (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext
Alt. forms
理
り
屈
くつ
93%
理
り
窟
くつ
4%
りくつ
1%
Pitch accent
り
くつ
Used in: 140
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
へ
りくつ
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
こ
りくつ
quibble; pointless argument
りくつ
にあ
う
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
5 more...
Examples (1 in total)
彼
かの
女
じょ
は
りくつ
の
上
うえ
でしか
貧
びん
乏
ぼう
を
知
し
らない。
She knows poverty only in the abstract.