大義名分 (たいぎめいぶん)just cause; good reason; pretext
- just cause; good reason; pretextnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 大義名分
- 大Large; BigRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
- 義Righteousness; Justice; MoralityRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
- 名Name; Noted; DistinguishedRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N5
- 分Part; Minute Of Time; SegmentRead with its on'yomi here
Words that share its kanji
- 大会たいかいmass meeting; convention
- 大学だいがくuniversity; college
- 大幅おおはばbig; large
- 大手おおてmajor company; big company
- 大統領だいとうりょうpresident (of a nation)
- 大蔵省おおくらしょうMinistry of Finance (1869-2001)
- 拡大かくだいmagnification; enlargement
- 最大さいだいbiggest; greatest
- 主義しゅぎdoctrine; rule
- 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこくDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
- 義ぎmorality; righteousness
- 正義せいぎjustice; right
- 民主主義みんしゅしゅぎdemocracy
- 社会主義しゃかいしゅぎsocialism
- 義務ぎむduty; obligation
- 意義いぎmeaning; significance
- 名なname; given name
- 名前なまえname
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