A Kanji to tame

THE KANJI · N4 · 11 strokes

Logic ; Arrangement ; Reason ; Justice ; Truth

Readings on: リ
Kun readings: ことわり

理由りゆう — reason

Readings depend on the word. In kun readings, the dot separates the kanji from its kana ending (okurigana).

Two-word kanji

Reading belongs to the complete word: it is not always deduced from isolated readings.

• 料理りょうり — kitchen; cook Word card → Source
• 地理ちり — geography Word card → Source
• 理由りゆう — cause; motive; pretext Word card → Source
• 無理むり — unreasonable; impossible Word card → Source
• 理想りそう — ideal Word card → Source
• 物理ぶつり — Physical Word card → Source