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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

不ふ合ごう理り

fugouri

irrational, unreasonable

Example sentences

  1. 間違まちがいを一度いちども認みとめないというのは不合理ふごうりである。

    It’s absurd never to admit your mistakes.

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  2. 誰だれもいない部屋へやの電気でんきをつけておくのは不合理ふごうりだ。

    It makes no sense to leave the lights on in an empty room.

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  3. この申請しんせいには不合理ふごうりな手続てつづきが多おおい。

    This application process has a lot of unreasonable steps.

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Kanji in 不合理

  • 不negative; non-Onフ・ブ
  • 合fit; suitOnゴウ・ガッ・カッKunあう・あい・あい-
  • 理logic; arrangementOnリKunことわり

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