[り, ri] (n) (1) reason; principle; logic; (2) { Buddh } (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos; (P) #3,287[Add to Longdo]
[つきとめる, tsukitomeru] (v1, vt) to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to make sure; to locate; to identify; to find out; to ascertain [Add to Longdo]
[ほんぎ, hongi] (n) true meaning; underlying principle [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
underlying \un`der*ly"ing\, a.
1. Lying under or beneath; as, the underlying strata of a
locality.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: Fundamental; basic; as, underlying principles;
underlying causes.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
3. Implicit; not immediately obvious; requiring careful
scrutiny to discover; as, the underlying sarcasm in her
seemingly innocuous remark..
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
underlying
adj 1: in the nature of something though not readily apparent;
"shortcomings inherent in our approach"; "an underlying
meaning" [syn: {implicit in(p)}, {inherent},
{underlying}]
2: located beneath or below
3: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the
fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental
incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths";
"underlying principles" [syn: {fundamental}, {rudimentary},
{underlying}]
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