理 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「王」
道9Elementary year 2 ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「王」
- On
- リり · ri
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- reason, logic; to arrange
Stroke order
Origin
玉 (jade) + 里 (sound) — polishing along the grain of jade → reason, logic.
Readings and examples
| Onリりri | 理科りか理由りゆう整理せいり |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 料理りょうり
cooking, dish
- 理科りか
science (subject)
- 理想りそう
- 整理せいり
- 理由りゆう
- 管理かんり
- 無理むり
- 修理しゅうり
Example
わけを 話して 理を 通す。
They explain and make the reason clear.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)