JLPT N1 · Noun

理性 (risei)

理性 (りせい, risei) is a Japanese noun meaning “reason; reasoning power”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: りせい
Romaji: risei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense · noun

Example sentences

人間には理性があるが動物には無い。

Man has reason, animals do not.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 理性

理

logic, arrangement, reasonリ・ことわり · 11 strokes

性

sex, gender, natureセイ・ショウ・さが · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 理性.

料理りょうりcooking地理ちりgeography無理むりunreasonable理由りゆうreason修理しゅうりrepair処理しょりprocessing心理しんりstate of mind整理せいりsorting管理かんりcontrol理解りかいunderstanding理想りそうideal代理だいりrepresentation物理ぶつりlaws of nature真理しんりtruth

Source: JMdict entry 1550010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.