Reason - Dori

Japanese: 道理 - どうり

〘 noun 〙① The way things should be. The natural course of things. Correct logic. ※Shoku Nihongi - Yoro 2nd year (718), April Kiyou "The disposition of the Daijokan. The chief accountant of the government. <Omitted> Before, labor was wasted. Afterwards, hardships abounded. Here, the _{righteousness and commerce} are abundant. There is no difference _in _reason ." ※Nippo Jisho (1603-04) "Dǒrini (Daurini) Hazururu, or Moruru" [Warring States Strategies - Qin Strategy, King Zhaoxiang] ② (adjective-verb) Something that makes sense. Something that is natural. Something that makes sense. ※Todaiji documents - July 1053, 1st year of Tenki (Tenki era), commentary by residents of Akanebe Manor in Mino Province: "We have carefully considered _the situation, and it is only natural _that the Todaiji Imperial Estate has been scattered across the country, and the estate has been devastated." ※Toraakira Kyogen, Mechika Kagobone (late Muromachi period - early modern period): "It is only natural that it was removed." ③ In a lawsuit, an argument that one's side is right. _※ Todaiji documents _in the possession of the University of Tokyo - August 1169, 1st year of Kao (Kao era), commentary by officials of Kuroda Manor in Iga Province: " _Although the officials of the manor recently made _a _joint decision, _{they did not} claim that _Ehachiro _Sada was _right , _and we have established our own reasoning _by forcing our _own judgment." ④ The correct way of being or the logic in each field. There is legitimacy regarding a certain matter. It is often used in the form "...reason" after the word that describes the matter. ※To-ji Temple Documents - Kyoto, April 15, 1077 (Shoho 4), Chief Priest Onakanomoto no Suke's Sutra Draft " _If the envoy _agrees , together with the _head temple messenger, we will _investigate the matter and report _{it to you} _. " ⑤ In particular, there is clear evidence in the document. Often written as "documentary reason." ※Todai-ji Temple Documents - December 1011 (Kanko 8), Legal Affairs Daisojo Gakeifusa's Summons "It is up to the _documentary _reason " ⑥ The path that we must follow as human beings. * Nichiren's Writings - Kaimokusho (1272) "In the reign of a wise king, reason must be established. In the reign of a foolish king, evil must be avoided." [Xunzi - Shushin] [Essay history] In modern times, it broadly refers to the correct course of action, logic, and necessity of things, but in the past it was also used to mean the individual course of action, legitimacy, and reasons for various things, as in ④, and is particularly common in fields related to politics and law.

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〘名〙① 物事のそうあるべきこと。当然のすじみち。正しい論理。※続日本紀‐養老二年（718）四月癸酉「太政官処分。凡主政主帳者。〈略〉前労徒廃。後苦実多。於_レ義商量。甚違_二道理_一」※日葡辞書（1603‐04）「Dǒrini(ダウリニ)ハヅルル、または、モルル」〔戦国策‐秦策・昭襄王〕② (形動) すじが通っていること。当然であること。もっともであること。※東大寺文書‐天喜元年（1053）七月・美濃国茜部荘司住人等解「謹案_二事情_一、東大寺御所領諸国散所、庄園収公荒廃尤道理也」※虎明本狂言・目近籠骨（室町末‐近世初）「申々、あれがぬかれたが道理で御ざる」③ 訴訟で、自分の側を正しいとする主張。※東京大学所蔵東大寺文書‐嘉応元年（1169）八月日・伊賀国黒田荘官等解「御庄官等先日雖_レ加_二連判_一、不_レ称_二申江八郎貞成道理_一、以_二強縁_一立_二我道理_一、蒙_二御裁定_一之条」④ それぞれの分野での正しいあり方や筋道。ある事柄に関して正当性があること。その事柄を表わす語の下に添えて、「…道理」の形で用いられることが多い。※東寺百合文書‐京・承保四年（1077）四月一五日・祭主大中臣輔経下文案「使宜_二承知_一、本寺御使相共、尋_二糺公験道理_一、可_二言上_一」⑤ 特に、文書に明証があること。「文書道理」と熟することが多い。※東大寺文書‐寛弘八年（1011）一二月・法務大僧正雅慶房帖案「任_二文書道理_一」⑥ 人間として守らなければならない道。※日蓮遺文‐開目抄（1272）「賢王の世には道理かつべし。愚王の世に非道先をすべし」〔荀子‐脩身〕[語誌]現代では、物事の正しい筋道・論理・必然性等を広く指すが、古くは、④のように種々の物事についての個別的な筋道・正当性・論拠などの意でも用いられ、特に政治・法律に関わる分野に用例が多い。

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