# 利 — profit; advantage

利 means “profit; advantage”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 7 strokes. On'yomi: リ (ri). Kun'yomi: き(く) (kiku). You'll see it in words such as 利 (ri, “advantage; benefit”).

- Meaning: profit; advantage
- On'yomi: リ (ri)
- Kun'yomi: き(く) (kiku)
- Strokes: 7
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Money & trade 1

## How to remember 利

A sword (刂) reaping grain (禾): profit.

Parts: 禾 grain · 刂 sword

## Words with 利

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 利 | り (ri) | advantage; benefit |
| 利く | きく (kiku) | to be effective; to take effect |
| 利き | きき (kiki) | effectiveness; efficacy |

## More in the “Money & trade 1” set

[済](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/settle/) · [資](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/resources/) · [利](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/profit/) · [価](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/price/) · [税](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/tax/) · [営](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/operate/)

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