条理

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 条理 (じょうり) is a noun for the logic, reason, or proper principle underlying a matter.
• Basic usage: It describes an explanation that accords with logic or a judgment based on reason as well as emotion.
  • 彼の説明は条理にかなっていて分かりやすい。 — His explanation follows a logical order and is easy to understand.
  • 感情だけでなく物事の条理を考えて判断した。 — We judged the matter by reason as well as emotion.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Accord with reason
  • 条理にかなう means that content or reasoning accords with proper logic, which is broader than merely placing words in a neat sequence.