りせい
Meanings
Noun
1. reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
In that case, we have no choice but to get them to regain their reason.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
rationality; reasonableness
the bounds of reason; the limits of (common) sense
Examples (13 in total)
You have zero self-control!
The brakes of reason are applied.
Reason teaches the right path.
Anger deprived him of his reason.
Even if reason is convinced, the emotions are not satisfied.
Even a child is supposed to have reason.
He was a man of passion rather than a man of reason.
In that case, we have no choice but to get them to regain their reason.
Man has reason, animals do not.
I think my reason started to break down from around here.
Reason warns that one must not indulge in that sensation.
Impulse is not an emotion that comes from reason or intelligence.
He lost his reason when he saw his house burn down.