Japanese symbol for “understandable”
無理はない
むりはない
Romaji: murihanai
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
In Japanese, understandable is 無理はない, read むりはない (murihanai).
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Meanings
- adj-i, exp natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “understandable”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無理もない | むりもない murimonai | natural; understandable; reasonable |
| 無理のない | むりのない murinonai | natural; reasonable; understandable |
| 無理ない | むりない murinai | natural; understandable; reasonable |
| 故なしとしない | ゆえなしとしない yuenashitoshinai | reasonable; understandable; justified |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free (of charge); gratuitous |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable |
| 無事 | ぶじ buji | safety; security; peace |
| 無駄 | むだ muda | futility; waste; uselessness |
| 無線 | むせん musen | radio (communication) |
| 無理やり | むりやり muriyari | forcibly; by force; against one's will |
| 理由 | りゆう riyuu | reason; grounds; pretext |
| 理解 | りかい rikai | understanding; 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.