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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N3

203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 7

Meaning: profit, advantage, benefit

Kunyomi: き.く

Onyomi: リ

Composition: 禾 刂

利

Radical

Radical: 刀

Reading: りっとう

Meaning: knife, sword

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

利点(りてん)   advantage, point in favor

利益(りえき)   benefit, profit, gain [n.]

利害(りがい)   advantages and disadvantages interest

利息(りそく)   interest

権利(けんり)   right, privilege

利口な(りこうな)   clever, shrewd, bright, sharp

便利な(べんりな)   convenient, handy, useful

有利な(ゆうりな)   advantageous, profitable

利用する(りようする)   use, utilize, apply

勝利する(しょうりする)   triumph, succeed, be victorious

利く(きく)   be effective

左利き(ひだりきき)   left handed

Onyomi Examples

利 (リ) advantage, benefit, profit, interest

利上げ (リアゲ) increase in interest rates

低利 (テイリ) low interest rate

水利 (スイリ) utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)

Kunyomi Examples

効く (きく) to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try

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