Definition of 理性 (りせい)

りせい

理性

りせい

risei

JLPT N1

Common word

noun

•

reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense

Related Kanji

理	logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
性	sex, gender, nature

Example sentences(showing 14 results)

こども

りせい

かんが

Even a child is supposed to have reason

りせい

てん

にんげん

ほか

どうぶつ

ちが

Human beings differ from other animals in that they have reason

とつぜん

ふこう

かのじょ

りせい

うしな

Sudden misfortune deprived her of her reason

かれ

じぶん

いえ

や

み

りせい

うしな

He lost his reason when he saw his house burn down

ふこう

かのじょ

りせい

うば

The misfortune deprived her of her reason

にんげん

りせい

どうぶつ

な

Man has reason, animals do not

りせい

うしな

ひとたち

せんそう

すいこう

Men who were bereft of reason conducted the war

いか

かれ

りせい

うば

Anger deprived him of his reason

ひめい

りせい

うった

ちから

There is eloquence in screaming

にんげん

りせい

どうぶつ

Man is a rational animal

れんあい

りせい

おさ

Love is beyond reason

どうぶつ

りせい

Animals have no reason

かんじょう

りせい

くも

、

われわれ

我々

は

、

つね

けんとうちが

If we let our reasoning power be overshadowed by our emotions, we would be barking up the wrong tree all the time

かれ

りせい

じょうよく

せい

ことでき

He is able to subordinate passion to reason