理由

りゆう

reason, cause

Mnemonic

The sense a thing makes, and the exact spot it came out of. Ree り, you ゆう: forty minutes late, and somebody would now like to know where that came from: りゆう.

Built from

理

reason, logic

王 jewel + 里 village

由

reason, origin

A field with one stroke pushing up out of the top. Where a thing comes out of.

Words sharing these kanji

理解 understanding, comprehension 無理 unreasonable, impossible 料理 cooking, cuisine 自由 freedom, free

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