

| Readings | On-reading | り |
| Kun-reading | - | |
| Meaning | logic / reason | |
| Radical |
玉 (王)
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| Stroke count | 11 | |
| JLPT Level | N4 | |
Stroke order of 「理」
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Vocabulary contains 「理」
| Word | Meaning |
| 料理(りょうり) | cuisine |
| 理由(りゆう) | reason |
| 理解する(りかいする) | to understand |
| 無理な(むりな) | impossible |
| 地理(ちり) | geography |
| 修理する(しゅうりする) | to repair |
| 物理(ぶつり) | physics |

