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利

profit
Stroke count: 7

Readings

On readingリ
Kun readingき.く
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. profitRtK
  2. advantage
  3. benefit
  1. interest

Popular Usage

便利利用権利

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 972

Compound words

便利べんり
convenient; handy; useful
利用りよう
use; utilization; utilisation; application
権利けんり
right; privilege
徳利とっくり
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
千利休せんのりきゅう
Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591), the most influential Japanese tea master, who shaped the tea ceremony and wabi-sabi aesthetics.
御利益ごりやく
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; answer to a prayer; benefit
足利義政あしかがよしまさ
Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436–1490), eighth Ashikaga shogun and patron of the arts linked to the origin of kintsugi.
便利なべんりな
convenient
有利なゆうりな
advantageous
利用するりようする
use
営利えいり
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
鋭利えいり
sharp; keen; acute
金利きんり
interest rate; interest
砂利じゃり
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat
実利じつり
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
勝利しょうり
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
低利ていり
low interest rate
党利とうり
party interests
不利ふり
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
複利ふくり
compound interest
利益りえき
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; good
利害りがい
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
利権りけん
interest; rights; concession
利己りこ
self-interest

On Reading Examples

彼は、黒人たちが暴力に頼らずとも平等な権利を勝ち取れると信じていた。けんり
He believed that Black people could win their fight for equal rights without violence.tatoeba
彼女は利己一点張りの女だ。りこ
She puts her own interests above everything else.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

２０１１年の最初の月の利益も１００万円を越えました。りえき
The revenues for the first month of 2011 exceed one million yen.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼はクラスのどの少年にも劣らず利口だ。
He is as smart as any other boy in the class.tatoeba
彼は勉強の機会を出来るだけ利用したいと思った。
He wanted to make the most of his chance to learn.tatoeba
彼は幅を利かせて何でも自分の思うようにさせる。
He gets his way by throwing his weight around.tatoeba
彼は父親に劣らず利口だ。
He is no less clever than his father is.tatoeba
所在地・利用情報
Location and Availability Informationwiki
日本における利用
Usage in Japanwiki

Stroke Order

7 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 利

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