The kanji 利: meaning, readings and stroke order

利

Meaning: useful, work well
On reading: リ ri
Kun reading: き（く） kiku
Strokes: 7
Radical: 刀 knife, sword
Level: Level 4 · grade 4

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: có ích, có tác dụng (lợi)
Japanese: やくにたつ。よくきく。
Korean: 이롭다, 잘 듣다 (리·이)
Chinese: 有利、有效

Readings, words and example sentences

リ ri · on reading

利り用よう
using
毎週図書館を 利り用ようします。
I use the library every week.

き（く） kiku · kun reading · less common

利きく
to be sharp (a sense)
犬は鼻がよく 利ききます。
Dogs have a very good sense of smell.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.