Word Meaning 理屈 (Rikutsu): Theory, Reason

Meaning

English

theory
reason
logic
(unreasonable) argument
strained logic
excuse
pretext

Reading

Kana

りくつ

Romaji

rikutsu

Writing Variants

理窟りくつ rikutsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 19 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 4569 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

理屈に合う

りくつにあう

to be reasonable

理屈屋

りくつや

quibbler

理屈っぽい

りくつっぽい

argumentative

理屈をつける

りくつをつける

to find an excuse

小理屈

こりくつ

quibble

似非理屈

えせりくつ

sophistry

へ理屈

へりくつ

sophism

理屈と膏薬はどこへでもつく

りくつとこうやくはどこへでもつく

one can give a plausible argument for anything

屁理屈屋

へりくつや

sophist

理系

りけい

science

理不尽

りふじん

unreasonable

理想主義

りそうしゅぎ

idealism

Example Sentences

1

彼は理屈っぽい人だ。

かれはりくつっぽいひとだ。

he is a person who likes to argue with excuses.