り
Meanings
Noun
1. reason; principle; logic
There is reason in the ministers' thinking as well.
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)
3. the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
Neo-Confucianism holds that all things are made of ri (principle) and ki (vital force).
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (151 in total)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
forcibly; by force; against one's will
geography
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
acceptance
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
ideal; ideals
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
unreasonable; illogical
director; trustee
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
theory
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
intellect; intelligence
rationality
right and wrong
science and mathematics
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
cooking; food preparation
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
accounting; administration (of money)
past geography
principle; theory; fundamental truth
justifiable; warranted; reasonable
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
the Force (in Star Wars)
reasoning; logic; persuasion
(physical) science; natural science; physics; philosophy; neo-Confucianism
logic
the Force (in Star Wars)
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts
haircut
to become overly logical; to be hairsplitting
management; disposition; handling
control; management (e.g. of a business)
truth
state of mind; mentality; psychology
physiology; one's period; menstruation
intellectual
to make sense
trees with entwined branches; intimate male and female relationship
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
principles of a martial art; underlying theory of a martial arts technique
maxim; self-evident truth; axiom; axiom; postulate
pathology
paperwork
idealized image
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
schistosity
doctrine
natural laws; rule of heaven
faculty of science and engineering; college of science and engineering; school of science and engineering
faculty of science; school of science; college of science
supra-rational
scholarly principle; scientific principle
becoming aware; understanding; comprehension
legal principle
humanities and sciences; reason; logic; line of thought (in a piece of writing); thread (of meaning)
philosophic principles; philosophy
standing to reason; natural
grain (of wood)
Bachelor of Science; BSc; BS
set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
emotion and reason; logic and emotion; justice and compassion (criminal justice context)
physics and chemistry
effect of a drug
UN Security Council; United Nations Security Council
transcendental reason
science and engineering
reason; facts; propriety; sense
finance; economy
marble statue
joint; reason; sense; logic
natural scientist; philosopher
empty theory; impracticable theory
pure reason; pure logic
principle of duality
rational; rational (number or function)
eternal truth
trigonometric addition formulas
quickly prepared meal or dish
prohibition against double jeopardy; ne bis in idem
physical (in science, medicine, etc.)
Catholic catechism
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons; give the devil his due
self-management; self-imposed control
practical theory
li and qi; li and chi; the underlying principles and the material phenomena of the cosmos (in Song-period neo-Confucianism)
by fair means or foul; right or wrong
department of science and engineering
individual ethics
hydraulic; hydrologic
rule of law; administration of justice
reason and justice
enri (calculus-like system developed during the Edo period)
bedding; stratification
lamina
deism; belief in God as creator of universe
Master of Science
National Bar Examination Administration Commission
positive logic
cord; cording; stria; striae
law of excluded middle
Shinri-kyo (sect of Shinto)
system logical unit
test management protocol
performance management
message control system; MCS
non-conjunction; NAND operation; NOT-BOTH operation
non-disjunction; NOR operation; NEITHER-NOR operation
managed (open) system
vacuum cooking; sous vide
dermatoglyphic pattern; dermatoglyphics
hairdresser; beautician; cosmetician
texture (of a rock); structure
to lose an argument despite being in the right; to have the right on one's side, yet succumb to another
generally understood logic; clear logic; rationality; making sense
Waseda University, Keio University, Sophia University and the Tokyo University of Science (four highly selective private universities in Tokyo)
South China University of Technology; SCUT
Hong Kong Polytechnic University; PolyU
Shandong University of Technology; SDUT
Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology
SPC Electronics Corporation
SPC Electronics Corporation
Nanjing University of Science & Technology; NUST
Nanyang Technological University
Japanese Society of Social Psychology; JSSP
Nippon Bunri University
Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (abbr)
United Nations Human Rights Council (abbr); UNHRC
essence of all things; noumenon
unreasonable; irrational; illogical
Examples (4 in total)
There is reason in the ministers' thinking as well.
It's spiteful, but above all it's a point that makes sense.
Neo-Confucianism holds that all things are made of ri (principle) and ki (vital force).