EntryCommonJLPT N1WaniKani 27
  1. Noun

    theory; reason; logic

    彼はその理屈がわからないほどばかではない。
    He is too wise not to see the reason.
  2. (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext

Also written 理窟【りくつ】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
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のり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

yield, bend, flinch, submit

Kun
かが.むかが.める
On
クツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1434 of 2500
Radical
corpse
WaniKani
Level 27

Built from

Used in names as

くっ

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
3-3-5SKIP code
3r5.2The Kanji Dictionary
7727.2Four corner code
3776deroo
5c48Unicode hex code
1-22-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1386Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1415New Nelson (John Haig)
3079New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3821Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1958Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2652Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1060Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1140Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1584A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1629Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7669Morohashi
1188A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1802Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1940Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1232Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1166Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
349Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
528Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1069Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
qu1Pinyin reading
gulKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
27WaniKani level