原理

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Chinese

former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
to manage; to heed; to put in order
to manage; to heed; to put in order; reason; logic; science; inner principle or structure
 
simp. and trad.
(原理) 		原 理

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Noun

原理

  1. principle; tenet
    馬克思主義基本原理 [MSC, trad.]
    马克思主义基本原理 [MSC, simp.]
    mǎkèsīzhǔyì jīběn yuánlǐ
    the basic principles of Marxism
    容斥原理  ―  róngchì yuánlǐ  ―  inclusion–exclusion principle

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
原 理
げん
Grade: 2 		り
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From 原 (gen, “principle”) +‎ 理 (ri, “theory”).

Noun

原(げん)理(り) • (genri) 

  1. Principle.
    ○○と同(おな)じ原(げん)理(り)で働(はたら)く
    ○○ to onaji genri de hataraku
    operate under the same principles as X
  2. A fundamental truth that bases on.
  3. An eternal law that is common over lots of fact.
  4. (philosophy) A basic fact which explains why something exists.
  5. (physics) A basic scientific law which explains how a thing works, especially, that is quite primitive and have been found at very long ago; a principle.
    アルキメデスの原(げん)理(り)
    Arukimedesu no genri
    Archimedes' principle

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Korean

Hanja in this term
原理

Noun

原理 • (wolli) (hangeul 원리)

  1. hanja form? of 원리 (“principle”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
原理

Noun

原理

  1. chữ Hán form of nguyên lí (“principle”).
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