利
リ, き.く, かが, と, とし, のり, み, りい

profit, advantage, benefit

JLPT3 G4 S7 F203

禾 here an abbreviated form# of 季 season (→ season when soil is plowed) + 刀 sword/knife → sharp-edged plow → *work* (well/skillfully); *sharp*; *convenience*; *profit*; *advantage*; *be able to*; *be effective* (← sharp, effective implement).

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