利 — ri

Parts that make up 利

How 利 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 利 as a ideographic compound involving 禾, 刀.

Korean example words with 利

• 대리大利 Korean gloss: 큰 이익
• 박리薄利 Korean gloss: 적은 이익
• 소리小利 Korean gloss: 작은 이익
• 이점利點 Korean gloss: 이로운 점
• 후리厚利 Korean gloss: 비싼 이자
• 국리國利 Korean gloss: 나라의 이익
• 당리黨利 Korean gloss: 정당의 이익
• 사리私利 Korean gloss: 사사로운 이익
• 쌍리雙利 Korean gloss: 서로 간의 이익
• 이문利文 Korean gloss: 이익이 남는 돈
• 실리實利 Korean gloss: 실제로 얻는 이익
• 상리商利 Korean gloss: 장사하여 얻는 이익

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 利

• 金利きんり interest rate; interest
• 権利けんり right; privilege
• 勝利しょうり victory; triumph; win
• 利益りえき profit; gains; benefit
• 利用りよう use; utilization; utilisation
• 利り advantage; benefit; profit
• 有利ゆうり advantageous; favourable; better
• 利用者りようしゃ user; end-user; consumer
• 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; income before income taxes
• 便利べんり convenient; handy; useful
• 利回りりまわり interest; (investment) yield; profits

Characters sharing the phonetic 利

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “리” in Korean.

Other hanja read “리”

Other hanja with radical 刀