Keyword
benefit
Info
FrequencyTop 1400-1500
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig2026
Readings
えき
(55%)
やく
(37%)
ます
(4%)
よう
(3%)
Composed of
antlers on a wall
short legs
dish
Used in kanji (4 in total)
overflow
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laughing
Used in vocabulary (167 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
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
useless; futile; vain
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
national interest
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
rights and interests (esp. those a country holds abroad)
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
actual profit; practical use; benefit
decrease in profits
public interest; public benefit; public good
increased (profit)
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income
increase in income and profit
public interest incorporated foundation
hero; manly person; warrior
usefulness; utility; being orderly; being proper
corporate earnings; corporate profits
public-service corporation; charitable corporation; juridical (legal) person working for the public good
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
net income; net profit
decrease in income and profit
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin
useful insect
pork barreling; political patronage; handing out benefits to one's electoral district
public-service corporation; charitable corporation
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
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
monetization; monetizing
unrealized profit; paper profit; unrealized gains
monthly fee for common areas of an apartment building (lighting, etc.); condo fees
marginal profits
private interests; personal interests
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
clear profit; net income; net profit
benefitting by; benefiting by
public utilities; public enterprise; public service
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
animal beneficial to humans
ordinary revenue; recurring income; income before tax
returning profits to customers; lowering prices to make up for profits (e.g. from exchange rate changes); distribution of profits (to staff, shareholders)
paper profit; appraisal gain; profit accrued from revised valuation
interests of a ministry; departmental interests
benefit; profit; good; help; contribution
self interest supremacy doctrine; (irresponsible) capitalism
society based on mutual self-interest
to increase; to grow
gross profit; gross margin
dividend; share of profits
beneficial bird
profits tax; proportion of consumption tax retained by manufacturers or retailers
good friend; useful friend
price-earnings ratio; P/E ratio; PER
common benefit; public good
profit on currency exchange
beneficiary right
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
gross margin; gross profit margin
valuation profit or loss; profit or loss from appraisal
benefit and protection of the law; interests protected by law; legal benefit
beneficial and harmless
public utility foundation
current net income; net income for the year; current net earnings; current net profit; current term net income; current term net profit
increase in profit; increase in profitability; augmentation of earnings; revenue management
three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
seigniorage; seignorage; seigneurage
to labor (labour) for the public good; to work for the public good
use and benefits
net earnings; net return; net income; net profit
marginal profit; marginal income
tenant farming; sharecropping
benefit; profit; good; help; contribution
the busier you are, the better you work; the more, the better
return-on-investment ratio
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
gross margin; gross profit margin
bitter seeded cardamon
annual profit
a usufructuary right
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
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.
help; benefit
earnings yield; after-tax earnings per share divided by the stock price
income-yielding property; investment property
expected revenue; expected earnings; expected return
yi (hexagram 42 of the I Ching: increase)
Examples (87 in total)
If you want profit, you must also bear the responsibility for it.
The one who makes a profit wins.
They act with only the national interest in mind.