単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#477 most used

理由

りゆう0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

reason

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

I don't know the reason my stomach hurts.

from Tatoeba · KK_kaku_

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Tom explained why he wasn't able to do that.

from Tatoeba · SomeHungryBois

MEANING

1

reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 理由 this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#477 most used

Written理由 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium