| 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) |
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
| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N3
902 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 欲 【ヨク】 greed, craving, desire, appetite, hunger, avarice, wants
- 欲望 【ヨクボウ】 desire, appetite, lust
- 私欲 【シヨク】 self-interest, selfish desire
- 勤労意欲 【キンロウイヨク】 will to work
Kun reading compounds
- 欲する 【ほっする】 to want, to desire
- 欲しい 【ほしい】 wanting (to have), desiring, wishing for, I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
- 欲しいだけ 【ほしいだけ】 as much as one wants, as many as one wants, all that one wishes for
Readings
- Korean:
- yog
Spanish
- anhelo
- ansia
- deseo
- querer
- desear
Portuguese
- ambicionar
- cobiça
- ambição
- paixão
- desejo
- almejar
French
- désirer
- convoitise
- avidité
- passion
- besoin
| 876 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 997 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 987 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 999 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4461 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 535 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 650 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1179 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1124 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1122 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1867 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 990 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1341 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 800 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 16080 | Morohashi |
| 1475 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2936 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 792 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 855 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 936 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2062 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4j7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-4 | SKIP code |
| 8768.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-45-63 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6b32 | Unicode hex code |