11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

Kun'yomi
  • reason
On'yomi
  • reason ②general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon) ③(in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
Nanori
  • あや
  • おさむ
  • さと
  • さとる
  • ただ
  • ただし
  • とおる
  • のり
  • まこと
  • まさ
  • まさし
  • まろ
  • みち
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

100.0%

Character 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)

Common Words

unreasonable ②excessive (work, etc.) ③to work too hard ④no way ⑤irrational
cooking ②(easily) dealing with something
understanding ②sympathy
reason ②general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon) ③(in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
reasoning ②mystery genre
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.) ②science department (university) ③science (as a school subject)
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References

Unicode hex code 7406
JIS X 0208 1-45-93
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2942
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3644
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 970
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 271
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4f7.1
Four corner code 1611.4
De Roo Code 3172