Kanji
What does the kanji 理 mean?
理 means logic, reason, principle; manage. On'yomi リ. Kun'yomi ことわり.
| On'yomi | リ |
|---|---|
| Kun'yomi | ことわり |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Main radical | 王 |
| Level (estimated, JLPT framework) | N4 |
理On'yomi リKun'yomi ことわり
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework11 strokes
logic, reason, principle; manage
Memory hook
Polishing the jade (王) along the true grain of the land (里), going with nature — REASON, MANAGE.
Main radical
王king 4 strokesBuilt from
Stroke order · 11 strokes
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Common words
- 料理りょうりdish, cooking
More words with this kanji
- 地理ちりgeography
- 無理むりunreasonable, too much; impossible
- 理由りゆうreason
- 代理だいりagent, proxy, on behalf of
- 修理しゅうりrepair
- 処理しょりprocessing, handling
- 心理しんりpsychology
- 整理せいりorganizing, arrangement, sorting out
- 物理ぶつりphysics
- 理想りそうideal
- 理解りかいunderstanding, comprehension
- 生理せいりphysiology; menstruation
- 真理しんりtruth
- 管理かんりmanagement, administration
- 原理げんりprinciple, fundamental rule
- 合理ごうりrationality
- 理科りかscience (school subject)
- 総理大臣そうりだいじんprime minister
- 推理すいりreasoning, deduction; mystery genre (detective fiction)
- 理屈りくつlogic, reasoning, theory; a pretext, sophistry
- 理性りせいreason, rationality
- 理論りろんtheory
- 義理ぎりduty, obligation; a debt of gratitude
- 調理ちょうりcooking, food preparation