profit / advantage
N3- Onyomi
- リ
- Kunyomi
- き(く)
- Stroke count
- 7
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 利 down and you get 禾 (grain / rice plant) — a stalk of grain bending under its ripe head, and beside it 刂 (divide / cut) — a straight cut down the right-hand side. Picture a ripe stalk of grain, put 利 inside it, and let that scene stand for "profit" — profit / advantage. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 7
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は7画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 7 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
利用
riyou
use
利益
rieki
profit
利点
riten
advantage
利息
risoku
interest (money)
便利
benri
convenient
利潤
rijun
profit
Example sentences (5)
このアプリは無料で利用できます。
この あぷり は むりょう で りよう できます。
kono apuri wa muryou de riyou dekimasu.
You can use this app for free.
アプリを利用すれば、家からでも手続きができます。
あぷり を りよう すれば、いえ から でも てつづき が できます。
apuri o riyou sureba, ie kara demo tetsuzuki ga dekimasu.
If you use the app, you can do the procedure from home.
会社の利益が増えました。
かいしゃ の りえき が ふえました。
kaisha no rieki ga fuemashita.
The company's profits increased.
値段を下げすぎると、利益が出なくなってしまいます。
ねだん を さげすぎる と、りえき が でなく なって しまいます。
nedan o sagesugiru to, rieki ga denaku natte shimaimasu.
If you lower the price too much, you end up making no profit.
駅が近くて便利です。
えき が ちかくて べんり です。
eki ga chikakute benri desu.
The station is close, so it is convenient.