益

benefit, gain, profit, advantage

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

エキヤク

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

ま.す

Nanori (名乗り)

まします

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:10

JLPT:N1

Frequency:674

Vocabulary

エキ

Word	Reading	Meaning
権益	ケンエキ	(one's) interests
公益	コウエキ	public interest; public benefit; public good
公益法人	コウエキホウジン	public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
国益	コクエキ	national interest
差益	サエキ	marginal profits

ヤク

Word	Reading	Meaning
利益	リヤク	profit; gains; benefit; advantage; good; interests (e.g. of society); grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle
御利益	ゴリヤク	divine grace; divine favour; blessing; answer to a prayer; benefit; help
益智	ヤクチ	bitter seeded cardamon
現世利益	ゲンセリヤク	benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
益す	ます	to increase; to grow
益	えき	benefit; use; good; advantage; gain; profit; gains
益	やく	benefit; use; good; advantage; gain; profit; gains
益	よう	benefit; use; good; advantage; gain; profit; gains
益々	ますます	increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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