音読み: リ
訓読み: ことわり・すじ
画数: 11
部首: おうへん（王）
Meaning
Logic / Reason / Principle
- 理解 — understanding
- 料理 — cooking / cuisine
- 無理 — unreasonable / impossible
- 理由 — reason / cause
- 整理 — organization, sorting
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- 理想 — ideal
- 理屈 — logic, reasoning
- 理論 — theory
- 真理 — truth
- 理不尽 — unreasonable, irrational
理 is made of 玉 (jewel) and 里 (village). It originally referred to the process of polishing a jewel to reveal its natural beauty — later extending to mean understanding, logic, or reasoning.