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理性りせい

Kana りせい Romaji risei

JLPT N1 Common word

Definitions

01noun

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

Examples

人間には理性があるが動物には無い。

Man has reason, animals do not.

Tatoeba #144359

動物には理性がない。

Animals have no reason.

Tatoeba #123779

人間は理性の動物である。

Man is a rational animal.

Tatoeba #144244

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