利: Profit; Advantage; BenefitKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- リ
- Kun'yomi
- き(く)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 4
- Words
- 568 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (リ)
- 金利きんりinterest rate; interest
- 利りadvantage; benefit
- 利用りようuse; utilization
- 利益りえきprofit; gains
- 勝利しょうりvictory; triumph
- 権利けんりright; privilege
- 利用者りようしゃuser; end-user
- 有利ゆうりadvantageous; favourable
- 利下げりさげdecrease in interest rates
- 経常利益けいじょうりえきcurrent profits; ordinary profit
- 便利べんりconvenient; handy
- 利回りりまわりinterest; (investment) yield
- 不利ふりdisadvantage; handicap
- 利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
- 利子りしinterest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
- 利息りそくinterest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
- 利権りけんinterest; rights
- 利率りりつinterest rate
- 利点りてんadvantage; point in favor
- 利上げりあげincrease in interest rates
- 営利えいりmoney-making; commercialized
- 低利ていりlow interest rate
- 党利とうりparty interests
- 利払いりばらいinterest payment
- 便利さべんりさconvenience; handiness
- 利便りべんconvenience
- 複利ふくりcompound interest
- 不利益ふりえきdisadvantage; handicap
- 無利子むりし(earning or paying) no interest
- 福利厚生ふくりこうせいemployee welfare; employee benefits
- 利害関係りがいかんけいinterests; stake
- 実利じつりuse; utility
- 水利すいりutilization of water; water supply
- 利潤りじゅんprofit; returns
- 元利がんりprincipal and interest
- 冥利みょうりprovidence; luck
- 利付債りつきさいinterest-bearing bond
- 利口りこうclever; intelligent
- 利尿りにょうdiuresis
- 利己りこself-interest
- 利己主義りこしゅぎegoism; egotism
- 利得りとくgain; profit
- 利根りこんintelligence; cleverness
- 利殖りしょくmoney-making
- 利水りすいirrigation
- 利用価値りようかちutility value
- 利用方法りようほうほうhow to use; method for using
- 利食いりぐいprofit-taking
- 単利たんりsimple interest
- 地の利ちのりlocational advantage; advantageous position
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 利かせるきかせるto season (with salt, etc.); to bring out taste
- 口利きくちききmediation; good offices
- 利かすきかすto season; to enliven
- 利きききeffectiveness; efficacy
- 利き目ききめeffect; virtue
- 利き酒ききざけsake tasting; wine tasting
- 利くきくto be effective; to take effect
- 右利きみぎききright-handedness; right-handed person
- 左利きひだりききleft-handedness; left-handed person
Other readings
- 砂利じゃりgravel; ballast
Showing the 60 most common of 568 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 利
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