阿闍梨 (アジャリ) 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), monk who conducts religious services
Kunyomi Examples
梨 (なし) pear (esp. Japanese pear)
梨酒 (なししゅ) pear cider, pear liquor
西洋梨 (せいようなし) European pear (Pyrus communis)
青梨 (あおなし) Harbin pear (Pyrus ussuriensis var. hondoensis), Ussurian pear, Chinese pear
Kanji
Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N1
1331 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: pear tree
Kunyomi: なし
Onyomi: リ
Composition: 利 木
梨
Radical
Radical: 木
Meaning: tree
木
Examples
Onyomi Examples
梨園 (リエン) theatrical world
梨花 (リカ) pear blossoms
鳳梨 (ホウリ) pineapple
阿闍梨 (アジャリ) 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), monk who conducts religious services
Kunyomi Examples
梨 (なし) pear (esp. Japanese pear)
梨酒 (なししゅ) pear cider, pear liquor
西洋梨 (せいようなし) European pear (Pyrus communis)
青梨 (あおなし) Harbin pear (Pyrus ussuriensis var. hondoensis), Ussurian pear, Chinese pear