JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 梨: "pear tree"
The kanji 梨 means "pear tree". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リ in on'yomi and なし 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)
なし
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 | pear tree |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1331 of 2,501 |
Common words with 梨
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 梨nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
- 梨花pear blossoms
- 山梨Yamanashi (city, prefecture) · wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
- 山梨県Yamanashi Prefecture (Chūbu area)
- 花梨Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; amboyna; amboina · flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis)
- 阿闍梨high monk (esp. one of correct conduct who acts as a role model for his pupils); high priest · initiate (esp. as a formal rank in Tendai and Shingon)
- 洋梨European pear (Pyrus communis); common pear
- 梨の礫not getting a reply
- 梨園theatrical world
- 梨子地nashiji; lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes
- 梨本place : Nashimoto
- 梨の実pear
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