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Japanese symbol for “understandable”

Romaji: murihanai
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

In Japanese, understandable is , read (murihanai).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-i, exp natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

Kanji and stroke order

nothingness, none, ain't
on: ム、ブ
kun: な.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2
logic, arrangement, reason
on: リ
kun: ことわり
11 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “understandable”

WordReadingMeaning
むりもない murimonainatural; understandable; reasonable
むりのない murinonainatural; reasonable; understandable
むりない murinainatural; understandable; reasonable
ゆえなしとしない yuenashitoshinaireasonable; understandable; justified

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
むりょう muryoufree (of charge); gratuitous
むり muriunreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
ぶじ bujisafety; security; peace
むだ mudafutility; waste; uselessness
むせん musenradio (communication)
むりやり muriyariforcibly; by force; against one's will
りゆう riyuureason; grounds; pretext
りかい rikaiunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation

See also: Chinese symbol for “understandable”.

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.

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