Japanese symbol for “disposition”
処理
しょり
Romaji: shori
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition
In Japanese, disposition is 処理, read しょり (shori).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “disposition”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 性格 | せいかく seikaku | character (of a person); personality; disposition |
| 気質 | きしつ kishitsu | disposition; temperament; nature |
| 配置 | はいち haichi | arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing |
| 体質 | たいしつ taishitsu | constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease) |
| 性質 | せいしつ seishitsu | nature (of a person); disposition; temperament |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 処分 | しょぶん shobun | disposal; throwing away; selling off |
| 対処 | たいしょ taisho | dealing with; coping with |
| 処置 | しょち shochi | measure; step; dealing with |
| 処刑 | しょけい shokei | execution |
| 処女 | しょじょ shojo | virgin (usu. female); maiden |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; comprehension; appreciation |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
See also: Chinese symbol for “disposition”.
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