利 – profit, advantage, benefit

7 strokesTaught in grade 4#203 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary

The kanji 利 means profit, advantage, benefit. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リ (ri); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is き.く (kiku). It is written with 7 strokes, under radical 刀 (no. 18).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	リ	ri
Kun’yomi	き.く	kiku

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 刀 (Kangxi radical 18). Components: 禾・刈.

Words using 利

便利べんりconvenient利用りようuse権利けんりright有利ゆうりadvantageous利益りえきprofit利口りこうclever不利ふりdisadvantage利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages勝利しょうりvictory砂利じゃりgravel利子りしinterest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)利潤りじゅんprofit利息りそくinterest (on a loan, deposit etc.)利点りてんadvantage左利きひだりききleft-handedness

Example sentences

電話は便利なものである。

The telephone is a convenience.

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休暇をできるだけ上手く利用しなさい。

Make the most of your vacation.

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あなたにはそこに行く権利がない。

You have no right to go there.

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Kanji with the same radical

分前制初判別割切副券劇創則削刊刑

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