道理(どうり)

どうり
noun, adverb
reason, logic; no wonder
cognition
1. reason, logic, principle
The underlying logic or natural principle that makes something the way it is.
道理(どうり)に合(あ)わない。
It doesn't make sense.
子(こ)どもでも分(わ)かる道理(どうり)だ。
It's a principle even a child can understand.
道理(どうり)をわきまえた人(ひと)だ。
They're a person who understands reason.
2. no wonder, that explains it
Used as an adverb (道理で) to express that something now makes sense in light of new information.
道理(どうり)で寒(さむ)いわけだ。
No wonder it's cold.
道理(どうり)で連絡(れんらく)がないと思(おも)ったら、入院(にゅういん)していたのか。
No wonder I hadn't heard from them — they were in the hospital.
引(ひ)っ越(こ)したのか。道理(どうり)で最近(さいきん)見(み)かけないわけだ。
So they moved. No wonder I haven't seen them around lately.

道理(どうり) has two main uses: as a noun meaning "reason" or "logic," and as part of the adverbial expression 道理(どうり)で meaning "no wonder."

Common patterns

Usage: The expression 道理(どうり)で〜わけだ is very common in everyday conversation. It conveys a moment of realization — something that was puzzling now makes sense.

Related Words

Compare: 条理(じょうり) (reason)
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Added 2026.2.7 19:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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