expression

Rare.
  1. to lose an argument despite being in the right, to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
理をもって非に落ちる りをもってひにおちる
 
もっ
 
 
 
 
理を以て非に落ちる りをもってひにおちる
 
もち
 
 
 
 
理を以て非に落ちる りをもちてひにおちる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

logic, arrangement, reason
リ ことわり あや (2nd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
un-, mistake, negative
ヒ あら.ず (5th, N3)
fall, drop, come down
お.ちる ラク おち (3rd, N3)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
Kyoto, the capital
ラク (Kentei Pre-1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
each, every, either
カク おのおの かか (4th, N2)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ しゅう (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)