| 1455 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1537 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3467 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1790 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1610 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1132 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1708 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1825 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1069 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1494 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1645 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 871 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1188 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 934 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 26875 | Morohashi |
| 1293 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4389 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 925 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 993 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1377 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1768 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 粋 【スイ】 essence, the best, cream, chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated, considerate, understanding, thoughtful, tactful, familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
- 粋が身を食う 【スイガミヲクウ】 too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes), playing the dandy ruins a man
- 国粋 【コクスイ】 national characteristics
- 清粋 【セイスイ】 elegance
Kun reading compounds
- 粋 【いき】 chic, smart, stylish, tasteful, refined, sophisticated, understanding, considerate, thoughtful, sensible, familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
- 粋がる 【いきがる】 to be pretentious, to put on airs, to try to appear smart, to act brave, to try to look cool
- 不意気 【ぶいき】 vulgar, unrefined
Readings
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- elegancia
- estilo
- esencia
Portuguese
- chique
- estilo
- pureza
- essência
- supra-sumo
- a nata
- elite
- selecionados
French
- élégance
- chic
- style
- pureté
- essence
- élite
- de choix
| 1055 | 2001 Kanji |
| 6b4.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-6-4 | SKIP code |
| 9494.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 7c8b | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 4
JLPT level N3
203 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 利 【リ】 advantage, benefit, profit, interest
- 利上げ 【リアゲ】 increase in interest rates
- 低利 【テイリ】 low interest rate
- 水利 【スイリ】 utilization of water, water supply, irrigation, water transportation, navigability (e.g. of a river)
Kun reading compounds
- 効く 【きく】 to be effective, to take effect, to be good (for), to work, to function well, to be possible (to do, use, etc.), to be able to, to taste (alcohol), to try
Readings
- Japanese names:
- かが、 と、 とし、 のり、 み、 りい
- Korean:
- ri
Spanish
- ganancia
- ventaja
- beneficio
- ser efectivo
Portuguese
- lucro
- vantagem
- benefício
French
- profit
- avantage
- bénéfice
| 528 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 626 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 596 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 219 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3264 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 200 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 355 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 436 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.19 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 329 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 329 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 248 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 189 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1431 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 757 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1029 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 915 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 1932 | Morohashi |
| 1114 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 466 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 906 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 972 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 180 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 491 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2243 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2290.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-88 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5229 | Unicode hex code |