EntryCommon
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    rationalization; making (something) conform to reason; justification

    抜本的な合理化のおかげで、わが社の利益は3倍に増えた。
    Thanks to a fundamental restructuring, our surplus has swelled three-fold.
  2. rationalization (of a company, industry, etc.); rationalisation; streamlining; making more efficient

  3. rationalization

    Psychology

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

fit, suit, join, 0.1

Kun
あ.う、-あ.う、あ.い、あい-、-あ.い、-あい、あ.わす、あ.わせる、-あ.わせる
On
ゴウ、ガッ、カッ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N3
Frequency
41 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Used in names as

あう、あん、い、か、こう、ごお、に、ね、や、わい

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-4SKIP code
2a4.18The Kanji Dictionary
8060.1Four corner code
2877deroo
5408Unicode hex code
1-25-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
383Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
715New Nelson (John Haig)
2019New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2511Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1274Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1740Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
253Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
269Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
46A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
270Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
195Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3287Morohashi
121A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
159Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
159Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
77sakade
135Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
134henshall3
124Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
33crowley
271Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.2busy_people
284Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
259Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
he2Pinyin reading
habKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

Kun
ことわり
On
Strokes
11
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N4
Frequency
86 of 2500
Radical
jade
WaniKani
Level 7

Built from

Used in names as

あや、おさむ、さと、さとる、ただ、ただし、とおる、に、のり、ひ、まこと、まさ、まさし、まろ、みち、よし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-4-7SKIP code
4f7.1The Kanji Dictionary
1611.4Four corner code
3172deroo
7406Unicode hex code
1-45-93JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2942Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3644New Nelson (John Haig)
970New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1220Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
659Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
881Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
265Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
283Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
95A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1361Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
104Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
21014Morohashi
220A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
143Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
143Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
333sakade
217Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
239henshall3
212Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
59crowley
241Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.17busy_people
1321Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
271Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li3Pinyin reading
riKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
7WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, -ization

Kun
ば.ける、ば.かす、ふ.ける、け.する
On
カ、ケ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
89 of 2500
Radical
spoon
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
1-2-2SKIP code
2a2.6The Kanji Dictionary
2421.0, 2121.0Four corner code
2156deroo
5316Unicode hex code
1-18-29JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
350Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
580New Nelson (John Haig)
21New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
22Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
12Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1008Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1083Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
100A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
56Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
76Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
2572XMorohashi
238A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
254Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
254Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
163sakade
378Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
258henshall3
242Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
104crowley
414Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.19busy_people
55Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1017Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
hua4Pinyin reading
hwaKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level