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What does 理 (り, ri) mean?

理 (り, ri) means reason; principle; logic.

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Readingり
Romajiri
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り
ri

reason; principle; logic

  1. 1noun reason; principle; logic
  2. 2noun general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)
  3. 3noun the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

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