JLPT N1 · 7 strokes
Kanji 李: "plum"
The kanji 李 means "plum". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read リ in on'yomi and すもも 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)
すもも
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 | plum |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1147 of 2,501 |
Common words with 李
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 李Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
- 行李wicker trunk; wicker luggage
- 柳行李wicker trunk
- 李朝Joseon dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi dynasty · Ly dynasty (Vietnam, 1009-1225)
- 桃李peach and plum · person of one's recommendation
- 李花plum blossoms
- 李氏朝鮮Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910); Yi dynasty
- 李下に冠を正さずleave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
- 李下underneath a Japanese plum tree
- 行李柳Salix koriyanagi (species of willow)
- 張三李四the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person)
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