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理

Kanji 理: meaning "reason, logic", readings, stroke order

The kanji 理 means "reason, logic". On'yomi: リ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
reason, logic
On'yomi
リ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 理

  • 料理する りょうりする — To cook
  • 理由 りゆう — Reason
  • 修理 しゅうり — Repair
  • 整理 せいり — Organization / tidying
  • 料理 りょうり — Cooking / dish
  • 地理 ちり — geography
  • 無理 むり — unreasonable, impossible
  • 処理 しょり — processing, treatment, disposition
  • 心理 しんり — mentality
  • 管理 かんり — control, management (e.g., of a business)
  • 理解 りかい — understanding, comprehension
  • 理想 りそう — ideal

Stroke order · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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