Kanji · first appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary
理

理 – logic, arrangement, reason

11 strokesTaught in grade 2#86 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 理 means logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リ (ri); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ことわり (kotowari). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 玉 (no. 96).

Stroke order

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
On’yomiリri
Kun’yomiことわりkotowari

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: (Kangxi radical 96). Components: 王・里.

Words using 理

Example sentences

これらのりんごは料理用にもってこいだ。
These apples are good cookers.
良い所:様々なコンボで自由に敵を料理する楽しさ。
Good points: The pleasure of disposing of enemies with a variety of combos.
私は地理より歴史が好きだ。
I prefer history to geography.

Kanji with the same radical

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