李 — kanji meaning “plum”
李
plum
- Meanings
- plum
- On'yomi
- リ (ri)
- Kun'yomi
- すもも
- Name readings
- もも、い
- Strokes
- 7
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1147 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- lǐ — Chinese character page
Words with 李
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 桃李 | とうり touri | peach and plum |
| 行李 | こうり kouri | wicker trunk; wicker luggage |
| 李下 | りか rika | underneath a Japanese plum tree |
| 柳行李 | やなぎごうり yanagigouri | wicker trunk |
| 干し李 | ほしすもも hoshisumomo | prune |
| 李花 | りか rika | plum blossoms |
| 瓜田李下 | かでんりか kadenrika | be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal |
| 李下瓜田 | りかかでん rikakaden | be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal |
| 李氏朝鮮 | りしちょうせん rishichousen | Joseon dynasty (of Korea; 1392-1910); Yi dynasty |
| 李朝 | りちょう richou | Joseon dynasty (Korea, 1392-1910); Yi dynasty |
| 張三李四 | ちょうさんりし chousanrishi | the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person) |
| 紅葉李 | べにばすもも benibasumomo | Prunus cerasifera var. atropurpurea; pissard plum |
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