Moto 理 (り)reason; principle; logic
- reason; principle; logicnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmosnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 理
Words that share its kanji
- 理事りじdirector; trustee
- 理由りゆうreason; pretext
- 管理かんりcontrol; management (e.g. of a business)
- 処理しょりprocessing; dealing with
- 料理りょうりcooking; cookery
- 理解りかいunderstanding; comprehension
- 総理そうりprime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
- 代理だいりrepresentation; agency
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