noun

  1. reason, reasoning power, (one's) sense.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
理性 りせい

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)
sex, gender, nature
セイ ショウ さが (5th, N3)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
life, genuine, birth
セイ い.きる う.まれる (1st, N5)