Keyword
benefit
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig2026
Readings
えき
(53%)
やく
(36%)
よう
(4%)
ます
(4%)
Composed of
antlers on a wall
short legs
dish
Used in kanji (4 in total)
overflow
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laughing
Used in vocabulary (149 in total)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
useless; futile; vain
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
national interest
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
actual profit; practical use; benefit
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
(one's) interests
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
hero; manly person; warrior
public interest; public benefit; public good
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
net income; net profit
useful insect
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
convenience; benefit; profit
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
more harm than good; harmful and of no use
marginal profits
monetization; monetizing
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin
public interest incorporated foundation
decrease in profits
private interests; personal interests
clear profit; net income; net profit
increased (profit)
there being no use in arguing (about it); being stone-deaf to someone's appeals
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
monthly fee for common areas of an apartment building (lighting, etc.); condo fees
animal beneficial to humans
increase in income and profit
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
corporate earnings; corporate profits
returning profits to customers; lowering prices to make up for profits (e.g. from exchange rate changes); distribution of profits (to staff, shareholders)
benefit; profit; good; help; contribution
society based on mutual self-interest
decrease in income and profit
public utilities; public enterprise; public service
good friend; useful friend
price-earnings ratio; P/E ratio; PER
beneficial bird
gross profit; gross margin
common profit
dividend; share of profits
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
interests of a ministry; departmental interests
benefit and protection of the law; interests protected by law; legal benefit
profit on currency exchange
three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
current net income; net income for the year; current net earnings; current net profit; current term net income; current term net profit
ordinary revenue; recurring income; income before tax
self interest supremacy doctrine; (irresponsible) capitalism
public utility foundation
seigniorage; seignorage; seigneurage
beneficiary right
beneficial and harmless
benefitting by; benefiting by
use and benefits
increase in profit; increase in profitability; augmentation of earnings; revenue management
marginal profit; marginal income
net earnings; net return; net income; net profit
tenant farming; sharecropping
benefit; profit; good; help; contribution
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
benefit; profit; good; help; contribution
manly poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
manly poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
gross profit; gross margin
the busier you are, the better you work; the more, the better
the busier you are, the better you work; the more, the better
bitter seeded cardamon
return-on-investment ratio
annual profit
a usufructuary right
to labor (labour) for the public good; to work for the public good
brave and stalwart man
capital gain; profit on stock transfer
benefit principle (of taxation)
people; subjects; populace
people; subjects; populace
access to genetic resources and benefit sharing; Access and Benefit-Sharing; ABS
foreign exchange profit or loss; foreign exchange gain or loss
three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
paper profit; appraisal gain; profit accrued from revised valuation
miscellaneous income; miscellaneous profit
contribution margin; marginal income
capital appreciation; capital gain
beneficiary zone; people who will enjoy the benefits of new public facilities, infrastructure, etc.
profits tax; proportion of consumption tax retained by manufacturers or retailers
help; benefit
earnings yield; after-tax earnings per share divided by the stock price
Examples (72 in total)
It is to his advantage.
At best we can only hope for a small profit.
He always puts himself first.