理解

りかい

understanding, comprehension

Mnemonic

You take the logic of the thing apart with a blade until the sense falls out of it. Ree り, and the same Kai かい who unties things in 解放: りかい.

Built from

理

reason, logic

王 jewel + 里 village

解

untie, understand

角 horn + 刀 knife + 牛 cow

Words sharing these kanji

理由 reason, cause 無理 unreasonable, impossible 料理 cooking, cuisine 解放 release, setting free 解決 solution, settlement 了解 consent, understanding, roger that 解く to solve 誤解 misunderstanding 正解 right answer, correct solution

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