Japanese symbol for “reasonableness”
聞き分け
ききわけ
Romaji: kikiwake
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
In Japanese, reasonableness is 聞き分け, read ききわけ (kikiwake).
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Meanings
- adj-no, n reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
Written forms: 聞き分け、聞分け. Readings: ききわけ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “reasonableness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 合理性 | ごうりせい gourisei | rationality; reasonableness |
| 正当性 | せいとうせい seitousei | lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 新聞 | しんぶん shinbun | newspaper |
| 聞こえる | きこえる kikoeru | to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears |
| 聞く | きく kiku | to hear |
| 聞き手 | ききて kikite | hearer; listener; audience |
| 聞き取り | ききとり kikitori | listening comprehension; aural comprehension |
| 聞こえ | きこえ kikoe | being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reception (e.g. of a radio station) |
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
See also: Chinese symbol for “reasonableness”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.