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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *järki (“order, row”), of unknown further origin. The original sense can be seen in derived terms like järjestää. The sense of "order" would have later shifted to that which provides order, or sense, i.e. the faculty of reason.

Pronunciation

• IPA(key): /ˈjærki/, [ˈjærk̟i]
• Rhymes: -ærki
• Syllabification(key): jär‧ki
• Hyphenation(key): jär‧ki

Noun

järki

1. reason (ability to think)
2. sense (meaning, reason, or value of something)
   Siinä ei ole mitään järkeä.
   It doesn't make any sense.
3. sense (sound practical judgment)
   terve järki ― common sense

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