義理にも

Reading

Kana: ぎりにも

Romaji: girinimo

Definition

exp

1

in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound

Note: often with negative verb

Kanji

義

Reading: ギ

Meanings: righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

理

Readings: リ、 ことわり

Meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

Example Sentence

私(わたし)に割(わ)り当(あ)てられた部屋(へや)は、義理(ぎり)にも居心地(いごこち)がよいとは言(い)えなかった。

➥In all honesty, I could not say the room allotted to me was comfortable.