Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 利地, 利智, 李知, 理知, 理智, 里知, 莉知, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. ṘEE-CHEE [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit" combined with 地 (chi) meaning "earth; ground". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.