| 1628 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1297 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 931 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1108 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1132 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1227 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1397 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1486 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1010 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 291 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3402 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1753 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2386 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1140 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 3667 | Morohashi |
| 2738 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 811 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1131 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1212 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1317 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1093 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 哲 【テツ】 sage, wise man, philosopher, disciple, sagacity, wisdom, intelligence
- 哲学 【テツガク】 philosophy
- 変哲 【ヘンテツ】 something unusual, something odd, something out of the ordinary
- 西哲 【セイテツ】 distinguished Western philosopher, great Western thinker, Western philosophy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 さと、 さとし、 さとる、 てっ、 てつん、 のり、 よし
- Korean:
- cheol
Spanish
- sabio
- sagaz
- filosofía
Portuguese
- filosofia
- clarear
French
- philosophie
- clair
| 1377 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3d7.13 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-7-3 | SKIP code |
| 5260.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-37-15 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 54f2 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
86 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 理 【リ】 reason, principle, logic, general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon), the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
- 理科 【リカ】 science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.), natural science, science department (university), science course, science (as a school subject)
- 合理 【ゴウリ】 rationality
- 経理 【ケイリ】 accounting, administration (of money)
Kun reading compounds
- 理 【ことわり】 reason, logic, sense, natural way of things
Readings
- Japanese names:
- 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
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- lógica
- razón
- preparar
Portuguese
- lógica
- arranjo
- razão
- justiça
- verdade
French
- logique
- principe
- raison
- justice
- vérité
| 333 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 239 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 220 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 95 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2942 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 104 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 217 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1361 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 3.17 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 143 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 143 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 241 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1220 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 659 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 271 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 21014 | Morohashi |
| 970 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 3644 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 265 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 283 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 59 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 212 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3172 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4f7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-7 | SKIP code |
| 1611.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-93 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7406 | Unicode hex code |