[理] Handwritten Kanji for reason and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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