宇宙の理 (uchū no kotowari) - the laws/principles of the universe
Grammar & Usage
How it works
Formed by the noun 宇宙 (uchū, 'universe/cosmos') connected via the genitive particle の (no) to the noun 理 (kotowari, 'reason/principle/universal law'). It functions syntactically as a noun phrase and is commonly used as a subject, object, or topic in philosophical, scientific, or poetic contexts.
Sample sentences
科学者たちは生涯をかけて宇宙の理を解き明かそうとしている。
Scientists dedicate their lives to trying to unravel the laws of the universe.
生と死の循環もまた、変えることのできない宇宙の理である。
The cycle of life and death is also an unchangeable law of the universe.
古代の哲学者たちは、瞑想を通じて宇宙の理に迫ろうとした。
Ancient philosophers sought to approach the principles of the universe through meditation.
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Example
科学者たちは生涯をかけて宇宙の理を解き明かそうとしている。
Scientists dedicate their lives to trying to unravel the laws of the universe.
生と死の循環もまた、変えることのできない宇宙の理である。
The cycle of life and death is also an unchangeable law of the universe.
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