“Reasoning” in Japanese
Short answer
Reasoning in Japanese is “理詰め” (rizume). Full meaning: reasoning, logic, persuasion.
Other ways to say “Reasoning” in Japanese
推理
suiri reasoning, inference, deduction; mystery genre, detective genre
論法
ronpou logic, reasoning, argument, line of argument
理路
riro logic, reasoning, argument
理詰
rizume reasoning, logic, persuasion
理づめ
rizume reasoning, logic, persuasion
推論
suiron inference, deduction, induction, reasoning
文理
bunri humanities and sciences, social sciences and hard sciences; context; (line of) reasoning
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