11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Kun'yomi
こ と わ り reason
On'yomi
リ reason ②general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon) ③the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
Nanori
あや おさむ さと さとる ただ ただし とおる に のり ひ まこと まさ まさし まろ みち よし
Character Breakdown
Common Words
reason ②general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon) ③the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.) ②science department (university) ③science (as a school subject)
References
| Unicode hex code | 7406 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-45-93 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 2942 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 3644 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 970 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 1220 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 659 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 881 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 265 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 283 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 95 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1361 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 104 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 21014 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 220 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 143 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 143 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 333 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 217 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 239 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 212 |
| Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power | 59 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 241 |
| AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III | 3.17 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 1321 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 271 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4f7.1 |
| Four corner code | 1611.4 |
| De Roo Code | 3172 |