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理

N4

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • logic
  • arrangement
  • reason
  • justice
  • truth

On'yomi (音読み)

  • リ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • ことわり
Strokes
11
JLPT Level
N4
Frequency
#115
School Grade
Grade 2
Radical
玉#96 · jade

Components

Common Words

  • 理りNoun
    reason, principle, logic
  • 理事りじNoun
    director, trustee
  • 理由りゆうNoun
    reason, grounds, pretext
  • 管理かんりNoun
    control, management (e.g. of a business)
  • 処理しょりNoun
    processing, dealing with, treatment
  • 料理りょうりNoun
    cooking, cookery, cuisine
  • 理解りかいNoun
    understanding, comprehension, appreciation
  • 総理そうりNoun
    prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier

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