Today’s Kanji is “理” (ri); Kanji for “reason”.
Handwritten Kanji “理” (ri)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “理”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 理 | リ | ri | 11 | 王 | reason |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “理”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 理解できない | りかいできない | rikai dekinai | can not understand |
| 理科の実験 | りかのじっけん | rika no jikken | Science experiment |
| 病理検査 | びょうりけんさ | byouri kensa | Pathological examination |
理解（りかい）= understanding, comprehension