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李

JLPT N1 · 7 strokes

The kanji 李 — “plum; (surname Lee)”

李 means plum; (surname Lee) and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 7 strokes and uses the tree radical (木).

Stroke order · 7 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): リ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): すもも
Radical: 木 · tree
Strokes: 7

How to remember 李

A child (子) gathers fruit beneath a tree (木) — plum. This kanji is also the Korean-Chinese surname 'Lee.'

Example words with 李

Kun'yomi readings

李すももJapanese plum

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