"理由" means "reason", "cause", "ground"

Kanji in this word

Related words "理"

• 一理 (ichiri)some truth
• 代理 (dairi)agency, proxy, representation
• 代理店 (dairiten)agency, agent
• 修理 (shuri)mending, repair
• 修理する (shurisuru)mend, repair
• 倫理 (rinri)ethics, morals

Related words "由"

• 事由 (jiyu)cause, reason
• 由 (yoshi)cause, means, reason, way
• 理由 (riyu)reason
• 由来 (yurai)origin
• 自由 (jiyu)freedom
• 由 (yoshi)significance, purport