日本語の「義理」に相当する英語は見つからない。

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English Translation

We cannot find an English equivalent for the Japanese 'giri'.

Furigana

日本語(にほんご)の「義理(ぎり)」に相当(そうとう)する英語(えいご)は見(み)つからない。

Romanji

Nihongo no" giri" ni sōtōsuru eigo wa mitsukaranai.

Words

日本語 (にほんご、にっぽんご)

Japanese (language); Japanese as a second language

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

義理 (ぎり)

duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation; in-law; relation by marriage

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

相当 (そうとう)

befitting; becoming; worthy of; proportionate; in keeping with; suitable; considerable; substantial; to be worthy of; to be proportionate to; to correspond to (in meaning, function, etc.); to be equivalent; extremely; considerably

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

見つかる (みつかる)

to be found; to be discovered