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Kanji Grade 2 - 理

Kanji character Grade 2 理. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 理
About
logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Kun: ことわり
On: リ
11 strokes
Radical: jade (king) 玉 (王)
Parts: 王 里
 
Onyomi
理 【リ】 reason, principle, logic, general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon), (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
理科 【リカ】 science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science, science department (university), science course, science (as a school subject)
合理 【ゴウリ】 rationality
経理 【ケイリ】 accounting, administration (of money)
 
Kunyomi
理 【ことわり】 reason, logic, sense, natural way of things