しょう
掌
り
理

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. rule of law, administration of justice.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょう
掌
り
理
 掌理 しょうり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

manipulate, rule, administer
ショウ　てのひら　たなごころ (8th, N1)
esteem, furthermore, still
ショウ　なお　たか (9th, N1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
hand
て　シュ　ズ (1st, N4)
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)