り
理

noun

  1. reason, principle, logic.
  2. Buddhist term.general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon).
  3. the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
り
理
 理 り ✔

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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)