道理 (どうり)reason; logic; sense

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Kanji in 道理

北海道ほっかいどうHokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
報道ほうどうreport (of news); reporting
道みちroad; path
道路どうろroad; highway
都道府県とどうふけんprefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
鉄道てつどうrailroad; railway
報道陣ほうどうじんpress corps
柔道じゅうどうjudo
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
理りreason; principle
理解りかいunderstanding; comprehension
総理そうりprime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier

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