りかい
Meanings
Noun
Verb (する)
1. understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
Pitch accent
かい
Composed of
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
Used in vocabulary (15 in total)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
lack of understanding; lack of sympathy
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
Examples (150 in total)
You understand, right?
I can't understand it.
Do you understand everything?
They understood.
No one can understand it.
"I don't understand this." "Neither do I."
I want to understand humans.
I can't understand that.
Don't you understand what that means?
No one has understood it yet.
Do you understand the situation?
I couldn't understand his ideas.
I don't understand him sometimes.
I can understand your language.
I don't understand your generation.
I can't understand what she says.
He understands the problem.
I couldn't understand that explanation.
I don't understand this question at all.
I can understand your position perfectly.
It is difficult to understand this novel.
In a sense, I can understand his confusion.
She gradually began to understand.
Can you make sense of this poem?
Do you understand the meaning of this sentence?
I want you to understand my situation.
We couldn't understand her logic.
I didn't get Mary's joke.
We understand the necessity of studying.
I can't understand this sign's meaning.
I couldn't understand his joke.
Did you understand the moral of this story?
I can't understand her way of thinking at all.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
Few scientists understand the theory of relativity.
Can you make out what he is trying to say?
I can understand what she is saying.
I hope you understand that.
I didn't understand in the least what he said.
I don't really understand what you want to say.
I can't understand his feelings.
I still don't understand how this happened.
I couldn't make him understand it.
I can't make out what she wants.
I simply don't understand this.
Only my mother really understands me.
I can't understand what you said at all.
The child was incapable of understanding his father's death.
But I can't understand them very well.
He seems not to have realized its importance.
I realized that it was a mistake.
Teachers must understand children.
I couldn't understand what the president said then.
I think I understand you well enough.
The reason which he gave is hard to understand.
I can understand this problem to some extent.
To understand each other is important.
Only a few people understood me.
It is not easy to be understood by everybody.
It will take some time before he understands it.
It is difficult for me to understand him.
You will understand it as time passes.
Now we are better able to understand their motive.
To understand someone is to love someone.
I had difficulty in making him understand the message in English.
Even specialists do not understand this incredible accident.
I don't understand how it could've happened.
I can't understand the psychology of such a man.
The mystery of life is beyond human understanding.
I really can't understand modern sculpture.
Don't learn it by memorizing. Try to understand it.
I just don't understand young people today.
I don't understand what you're trying to say.
I can't understand why he would take such a risk.
Can you make sense of what the writer is saying?
It was very difficult to understand the subject of his lecture.
Your sleep pattern is beyond my understanding.
The time will come when you will understand this.
She seems to understand what I say.
I can't understand why he did that.
I couldn't understand him at first.
Someone said something, but I could not understand it.
Speak more slowly so that we can understand you.
I can understand him perfectly.
I can't figure out why he said so.
I can hardly understand what he says.
This book is too difficult for me to understand.
He grasped her meaning clearly.
It was apparent that he did not understand what I had said.
He was greatly instrumental in making Japan understood.
She spoke too quickly, so I couldn't understand.
Understanding this book is beyond my capacity.
I trust we understand each other.
At this time, you don't need to understand everything.
The teacher spoke too fast for us to understand.
I'm sorry, but I didn't understand what you said in English.
They couldn't comprehend the seriousness of the matter.
It is impossible to get him to understand the new theory.
They aren't smart enough to understand this stuff.
It was only when I met him that I realized his true intention.
Even though he's a child, he can understand her story.
This theory is too difficult for me to comprehend.
With the blessing of my family's understanding, I was able to achieve my dream.
I can't understand why Tom doesn't want to go with us.
Most of us here don't understand French.
No cultural background is necessary to understand art.
The bright boy comprehended the concept of geometry.
Try to understand it in Spanish, without translating to English.
Obviously the teacher can understand both English and French.
I don't understand why people do that.
You should begin with books you can easily understand.
Few students could understand what he said.
People usually don't like what they can't understand.
I want to better understand what the meaning of life is.
You probably don't understand a word I'm saying today.
I can't understand what he wants me to do.
First, I'll try to understand why he thinks so.
She found it impossible to understand what he was saying.
I don't understand how they can afford to spend so much money on clothes.
Only a few students understood the matter.
I still can’t understand fast-paced Japanese dialogue yet.
He couldn't get his ideas across to the students.
To understand it, you have only to read this book.
Frankly speaking, it's difficult to understand why you want to go.
I think it doubtful whether he understood my explanation.
Reading literary criticism is very helpful to understanding literature.
This book is fundamental for an understanding of biology.
None of them could understand what she was implying.
I fail to understand his true aim.
I can't understand why you are so critical of him.
This kind of music is something that older people have difficulty understanding.
Nobody contributed to the understanding of dreams as much as Freud.
I spoke slowly so that they might understand me.
Do you have problems understanding what women and children say to you?
I can't figure out what the writer is trying to say.
To understand Japanese culture to the full, you should learn the language.
It is important to understand that each country has its own culture.
This book is written in such easy English that even beginners can understand it.
The best way to understand a sentence is to translate it.
I can't understand why John turned down a job as good as that.
After I got married, my Japanese got better and I could understand more.
In my understanding, those two experiments do not have common factors.
Could someone translate the comment above to a language which I can understand?
In my understanding, Robinson treats this element as secondary.
Please note that we have quoted the lowest possible price.
Students generally like a teacher who understands their problems.
I am trying to understand the politics of my country.
The more we know about life, the better we can understand what we read.
I couldn't make myself understood in English.
It is good for us to understand other cultures.