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Kanji Detail for 利 - "profit, sharp, useful"

  • Meaning

    利 means "profit, sharp, useful."

    1. Profit - Gain; benefit.

    2. Sharp - Keen; cutting.

    3. Useful - Convenient; advantageous.

  • 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.
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  • 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.

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