Word Meaning 理を以て非に落ちる

りをもちてひにおちる ri o mochitehi ni ochiru

理を以て非に落ちる is read as りをもちてひにおちる (ri o mochitehi ni ochiru) and means to lose an argument despite being in the right.

Meaning

English

  1. to lose an argument despite being in the right
  2. to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another

Reading

Kana

りをもちてひにおちる

Romaji

ri o mochitehi ni ochiru

Writing Variants

  • 理をもって非に落ちる りをもってひにおちる riomottehi ni ochiru
  • 理を以て非に落ちる りをもってひにおちる ri o mottehi ni ochiru

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 85886 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

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理に勝って非に落ちる

りにかってひにおちる

to lose an argument despite being in the right

理に落ちる

りにおちる

to become overly logical

理非

りひ

right and wrong

非合理

ひごうり

illogicality

非常任理事国

ひじょうにんりじこく

non-permanent member (UN Security Council)

非合理的

ひごうりてき

illogical

非論理的

ひろんりてき

illogical

無理非道

むりひどう

unreasonable and unjust

理由

わけ

reason

理解

りかい

sympathy

理念

りねん

(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights)