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梨

pear tree
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingリ
Kun readingなし
JōyōGrade 4KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. pear treeRtK
    箱の中には梨がいくつかある。There are some pears in the box.tatoeba
    梨は今年は概して大きい。Pears are running large this year.tatoeba
  1. nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia)
  2. japanese pear
  3. asian pear

Homonyms

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Same reading (なし)
無し · without

Radicals and components

Radical木tree
Components
How it's built
梨
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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profit · wheat (禾) · cereal (禾) · sword (刀) · sabre (刀) · saber (刀) · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 973

Compound words

花梨かりん
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus)
頗梨はり
quartz
浜梨はまなす
rugosa rose (Rosa rugosa)
洋梨ようなし
European pear (Pyrus communis)
梨園りえん
theatrical world
梨子なし
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia)
棠梨ずみ
Toringo crabapple (Malus sieboldii)
阿闍梨あじゃり
high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils)
玄圃梨けんぽなし
Japanese raisin tree (Hovenia dulcis)
山梨県やまなしけん
Yamanashi Prefecture (Chūbu area)
山梨縣やまなしけん
Yamanashi Prefecture (Chūbu area)
梨の礫なしのつぶて
not getting a reply
梨のつぶてなしのつぶて
not getting a reply
俱梨伽羅紋々くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)
俱梨伽羅紋紋くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)
俱梨迦羅紋々くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)
俱梨迦羅紋紋くりからもんもん
tattoo (esp. one of a flame-wreathed dragon wrapped around and swallowing the tip of an upright sword)

Additional Examples

梨は今年は概して大きい。
Pears are running large this year.tatoeba
僕は梨を無料でもらった。
I got the pears for nothing.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 梨

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