理 — reason, logic, principle
り
理
reason
り
U+7406
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #86
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #261
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- reason
- logic
- principle
Readings
- On'yomi
- り ri
- Kun'yomi
- ことわり kotowari
word
り ri On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
81 wordsEach dot is a word containing 理: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 30 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
さと
里
village
#166
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 王 (jade radical) gives the meaning — veins in jade. 里 (ri) provides the sound. Reason and logic — the natural grain running through things.