noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. reasoning, inference, deduction.

noun

  1. mystery genre, detective genre.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
推理 すいり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

conjecture, infer, guess
スイ お.す (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
logic, arrangement, reason
リ ことわり あや (2nd, N4)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ri, village, parent's home
さと リ さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)