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理 = 王 + 里

理 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “logic”. It is built from 王 (king) and 里 (ri). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 283.

Keyword
logic
RTK frame
283
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ことわり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
логика
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
理 reason

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 王 king
  2. 里 ri

How to find 理 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “king” + “ri”. 理 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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