Giri (Japanese)
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Giri (義理)[1][2] is a Japanese value roughly corresponding to "duty", "obligation", or even "burden of obligation" in English. Namiko Abe[clarification needed] defines it as "to serve one's superiors with a self-sacrificing devotion".[citation needed] It is among the complex Japanese values that involve loyalty, gratitude, and moral debt.[3] The conflict between giri and ninjō, or "human feeling", has historically been a primary topic of Japanese drama.
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