理 — kanji meaning “logic”
理
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
- Meanings
- logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
- On'yomi
- リ (ri)
- Kun'yomi
- ことわり
- Name readings
- あや、おさむ、さと、さとる、ただ、ただし
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #86 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 96
- Chinese reading
- lǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 理
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 管理 | かんり kanri | control; management (e.g. of a business) |
| 料理 | りょうり ryouri | cooking; cookery; cuisine |
| 処理 | しょり shori | processing; dealing with; treatment |
| 心理 | しんり shinri | state of mind; mentality; psychology |
| 理想 | りそう risou | ideal; ideals |
| 理論 | りろん riron | theory |
| 整理 | せいり seiri | sorting; arrangement; organization |
| 総理 | そうり souri | prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier |
| 理事 | りじ riji | director; trustee |
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