道理で

Japanese
Kanji in this term
道 理
どう
Grade: 2		 り
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms
  • (eggcorn) 通(どお)りで (dōri de)

Adverb

道(どう)理(り)で • (dōri de) 

  1. no wonder, it stands to reason
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎:
      道理(どうり)で切符(きっぷ)が安(やす)いと思(おも)った。たった三銭(さんせん)である。
      Dōri de kippu ga yasui to omotta. Tatta san sen de aru.
      No wonder the fare was cheap; it cost only three sen.

Interjection

道(どう)理(り)で • (dōri de) 

  1. no wonder
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