利 — profit, advantage, benefit

きく利 profit

U+5229 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 3 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 3 level. Grade 4 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 7 strokes Freq #203 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #972 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

profit
advantage
benefit

word

き ki Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

利(き) く kiku to be effective

り ri On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

利(り) 用(よう) riyou use 利(り) 益(えき) rieki profit 権(けん) 利(り) kenri right 便(べん) 利(り) benri convenient 金(きん) 利(り) kinri interest rate 勝(しょう) 利(り) shouri victory 有(ゆう) 利(り) yuuri advantageous 利(り) ri profit 利(り) 害(がい) rigai interests 営(えい) 利(り) eiri profit 利(り) 点(てん) riten advantage 不(ふ) 利(り) furi disadvantage

Stroke order

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