JLPT N3 · 7 strokes
Kanji 利: "profit, advantage, benefit"
The kanji 利 means "profit, advantage, benefit". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read リ in on'yomi and き.く in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
き.く
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | profit, advantage, benefit |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 203 of 2,501 |
Common words with 利
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 利用use; utilization; utilisation; application
- 勝利victory; triumph; win; conquest
- 権利right; privilege
- 便利convenient; handy; useful
- 亜米利加(United States of) America; United States; US; USA · America (land mass); the Americas
- 利益profit; gains · benefit; advantage; good; interests (e.g. of society)
- 有利advantageous; favourable; better; stronger · profitable; lucrative; gainful; paying
- 不利disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
- 利するto profit; to benefit (from); to gain · to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to profit; to do (someone) good
- 利advantage; benefit; profit; interest
- 英吉利United Kingdom; UK; Britain; Great Britain · England
- 鋭利sharp; keen; acute
Keep going
Read real Japanese, not lists
A kanji list does not teach you to read. KanjiYome puts furigana and a dictionary on any Japanese text, offline, and turns the words you meet into review cards.