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Kanji Detail for 李 - "plum tree"

李

  • Meaning

    李 means "plum tree." Also associated with judge.

    1. Plum - A fruit tree of the rose family.

    2. Judge - A government official.

  • Four-character idioms with 李

    • 張三李四 ちょうさんりし Listen the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person)
    • 李下瓜田 りかかでん Listen be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal
    • 桃李満門 とうりまんもん Listen gathering of excellent and capable people
    • 瓜田李下 かでんりか Listen be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal

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    • Verified meaning: plum tree
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read い, えん, じゅん, じよん)
    • Also carries these associations: judge

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 李

    Given names 李(すもも)Listen 李(もも)Listen 李(り)Listen

    Surnames 李(い)Listen 李(えん)Listen 李(じゅん)Listen 李(じよん)Listen 李(す)Listen 李(に)Listen 李(りー)Listen 李(りい)Listen 李(りぜ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    plum

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    plum; judge; surname

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Li

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    plum; luggage; surname

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A fruit tree name. Over one zhang tall. Leaves are elongated oval. White flowers with five petals. Round fruit, red when ripe, slightly sour. Also called 嘉慶子. | Interchangeable with 理. The judicial official is called 司理, also called 司李. | Travel gear is called 行李. Meaning when one is about to travel, one must first prepare. 李 is interchangeable with 理 (to manage). 理 also means to arrange. From "Bozhai Bian."

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ri(リ) リ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    sumomo(すもも) すもも

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    木 (ki・kihen)

  • Related Keywords

    plum tree judge jailer official plum fruit blossom flowering harvest sour sweet spring orchard government

Sentences including 李

  • Why is it painful to live? And why must we continue to live despite the pain? Of course, Lee had never considered such a question before.

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