利り益えき

also: りやく

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

noun

profit; gains

Only with reading りえき

Financial or material gain; used in business and economic contexts.

会かい社しゃは今年ことし、大おおきな利り益えきを上あげた。
The company made a large profit this year.

noun

benefit; advantage; good

Only with reading りえき

Abstract benefit or advantage, often for individuals or society; not limited to money.

この政せい策さくは国こく民みんの利り益えきになる。
This policy benefits the people.
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの利り益えきばかり考かんがえている。
He only thinks about his own advantage.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

grace; blessing; miracle

Only with reading りやく

Religious term for divine grace or blessing, usually with honorific prefix ご (ご利益). Reading is りやく.

Written forms

利益Usage100%
- りえき
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading りえき.
- りやく
  Rare reading used only in the religious sense; usually with honorific prefix ご.
りやく

Kanji

利profit, advantage, benefit
益benefit, gain, profit

Similar words

利り潤じゅん
利潤 is a more technical term for profit, often used in economics, while 利益 is broader and more common.
恩おん恵けい
恩恵 also means benefit or blessing, but emphasizes a favor received from someone or something, not necessarily financial.

Etymology

利益 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 利 (profit, advantage) and 益 (benefit, increase). The reading りやく is an older go-on reading preserved in religious contexts.