Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “理性”

理性

りせい

reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense

Example sentence

Man has reason, animals do not.

Kanji details

理

・logic

・arrangement

・reason

・justice

・truth

性

・sex

・gender

・nature

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6 related words

りせいてき

rational

りせいにうったえる

to appeal to one's reason

りせいのタガ

the bounds of reason;the limits of (common) sense

りせいろん

rationalism

りせいのたが

the bounds of reason;the limits of (common) sense

りせいのたが

the bounds of reason;the limits of (common) sense