[り, ri] (n) (1) reason; principle; logic; (2) { Buddh } (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos; (P)#3287
[おんはかせ;こえのはかせ(ik);おんぱかせ(ik), onhakase ; koenohakase (ik); onpakase (ik)] (n) professor specializing in the readings of kanji in classic Confucianist texts