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Kanji Detail for 利 - "profit"

利

  • Meaning

    利 means "profit." Also associated with sharp, useful.

    1. Profit - Gain; benefit.

    2. Sharp - Keen; cutting.

    3. Useful - Convenient; advantageous.

  • Words using 利

    • 金利 きんり Listen interest rate; interest
    • 利用 りよう Listen use; utilization; utilisation
    • 利益 りえき Listen profit; gains; benefit
    • 権利 けんり Listen right; privilege
    • 利用者 りようしゃ Listen user; end-user; consumer
    • 利下げ りさげ Listen decrease in interest rates
    • 経常利益 けいじょうりえき Listen current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes
    • 便利 べんり Listen convenient; handy; useful

  • Four-character idioms with 利

    • 利己主義 りこしゅぎ Listen egoism; egotism; selfishness
    • 利用価値 りようかち Listen utility value
    • 薄利多売 はくりたばい Listen small profits and quick returns
    • 一利一害 いちりいちがい Listen advantages and disadvantages; gain some, lose some
    • 党利党略 とうりとうりゃく Listen party political interests; partisan politics
    • 利害得失 りがいとくしつ Listen advantages and disadvantages; pros and cons

  • Tattoo check: 利

    • Verified meaning: profit
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かが, さとし, とおる, とぎ)
    • Also carries these associations: sharp, useful

    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 利

    Given names 利(さとし)Listen 利(とおる)Listen 利(とし)Listen 利(みのる)Listen 利(よし)Listen

    Surnames 利(かが)Listen 利(とぎ)Listen 利(としかつ)Listen 利(としじ)Listen 利(としつぐ)Listen 利(り)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    profit; advantage; benefit

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    gains, advantage, profit, merit

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Li

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    gains, advantage, profit, merit

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

    Opposite of blunt. Meaning the blade can cut sharply. Such as 利刃 (sharp blade), 利器 (sharp tool). | All that is not sluggish is called 利. Such as 利口, meaning eloquent. | Opposite of harm. All that is beneficial is called 利. Such as 國利民福, meaning beneficial to the nation and people. | The utility of things. Such as 水利 (water conservancy), 地利 (geographical advantage). | Favorable; auspicious. Such as 無往不利 (successful everywhere). | Greedy. All that pertains to personal gain is called 利. Such as 義利交戰 (conflict between righteousness and profit), 利慾薰心 (blinded by greed). | What merchants gain. Such as 利市三倍 (triple profit). Gaining interest from principal is called 利息. Also abbreviated as 利.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ri(リ) リ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kiku(き-く) き-く

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    profit sharp useful effective efficient intelligent wise benefit advantage beneficial clever convenient cutting gain interest keen leverage merit utility value worth

Sentences including 利

  • Students have access to the library.

  • The day is ours without doubt.

  • You should take advantage of this opportunity.

  • He is very clever for a boy of ten.

  • He used every chance to practice english.

  • He makes good use of his time.

  • He took advantage of every opportunity he had.

  • I often make use of the library to study.

  • You have no right to oppose our plan.

  • And when you talk to me , take off your hat.

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