利 = 刀 + 禾

利 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “profit”. It is built from 刀 (sword) and 禾 (grain). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 972. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: profit
RTK frame: 972
Strokes: 7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): リ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): き.く
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: прибыль
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 利 gains

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 利

How to find 利 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sword” + “grain”. 利 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 利 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.