Mnemonic
You planted a tree purely for profit. After years of patient care, it blossomed into a gorgeous Pear Tree, its branches sagging with crisp golden fruit. Each harvest fills baskets you sell at market—this single tree generates more profit than your entire garden combined.
Additional thoughts
Profit sits on top of tree in the kanji, like fruit-laden profits weighing down the branches. Picture biting into a juicy nashi pear and coins spilling out.Quick recall
A tree grown for profit becomes a legendary Pear Tree.Details
The keyword for 梨 is pear tree. This kanji refers to the pear tree and its fruit, a common fruit-bearing tree cultivated throughout East Asia. The pear has long been valued in Chinese and Japanese culture both as a food and as a symbol in literature and art. In Japanese, this kanji is most commonly associated with the nashi pear, a round, crisp variety native to the region.
- On'yomi
- り
- Kun'yomi
- なし