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Kanji for Reason
The kanji for “reason” is 理, read ri and written in 11 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
reason
The natural order of things, and the clear thinking that sees it.
11 strokes On reading リ (ri) Kun reading ことわり (kotowari) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth
Readings used for names on Nazuke: ri
In Japan it appears in about 2,062 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 理: Lili 里理 · Lily 里理 · Lelia 里理安 · Lilia 里理安 · Lilli 里理 · Lilly 里理 · Lilian 里理安 · Lillie 里理 · Liliana 里理安七 · Lillian 里理安 · Valeria 羽里理安 · Lilliana 里理安七 and 575 more
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