理 — logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

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Example words

• 管理かんりcontrol; management (e.g. of a business)
• 理由りゆうreason; pretext; motive
• 処理しょりprocessing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
• 理解りかいunderstanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
• 料理りょうり(1) cooking; cookery; cuisine (2) dealing with something; handling; administration; management
• 代理だいりrepresentation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney; substitute; alternate; acting (principal, etc.)
• 原理げんりprinciple; theory; fundamental truth
• 心理しんりstate of mind; mentality; psychology