理 — reason, logic, principle
り
理
reason
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
11 strokes
mind
abstract
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.
Meanings
- reason
- logic
- principle
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).
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.