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推理

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 推理

いり
Noun
Freq #8361
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

reasoning; inference; deduction

Examples
彼女は推理作家として有名になった。
She became famous as a mystery writer.
2

mystery genre; detective genre

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 507
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

conjecture
infer
guess
suppose
support
push (for)

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
スイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
お.す
11 strokes
Frequency: 86
JLPT N3
Grade 2

Meanings

logic
arrangement
reason
justice
truth

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ことわり
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
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
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