理屈 (りくつ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

理屈 (りくつ) means reason / logic / theory.

See example sentences below.

理屈 at a glance

理屈

りくつrikutsu

N1noun

reason / logic / theory

理屈りくつrikutsuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

reason / logic / theory

Example 1

彼の話には理屈が通っている。

Translation

His story makes sense.

Example 2

理屈だけでは解決できない問題だ。

Translation

This is a problem that can't be solved by logic alone.