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利

Kanji 利: meaning "benefit, profit", readings, stroke order

The kanji 利 means "benefit, profit". On'yomi: リ; kun'yomi: きく. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
benefit, profit
On'yomi
リ
Kun'yomi
きく
Strokes
7
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 利

  • 便利 べんり — Convenient
  • 利用 りよう — use, utilization
  • 権利 けんり — Right
  • 利息 りそく — Interest (finance)
  • 有利 ゆうり — advantageous, better
  • 利益 りえき — profits, gains
  • 利口 りこう — clever, shrewd, bright
  • 不利 ふり — disadvantage, drawback
  • 利害 りがい — advantages and disadvantages, interest
  • 勝利 しょうり — victory, triumph, win
  • 砂利 じゃり — gravel, ballast, pebbles
  • 利子 りし — interest (bank)

Stroke order · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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