Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese Scripts 理一, 利一, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /ɾi.i.t͡ɕi̥/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Japanese 理 (ri) "reason, logic" or 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other combinations of kanji can also form this name.