利益
Meanings
Noun
1. profit; gains
2. benefit; advantage; good; interests (e.g. of society)
Noun
Suru verb
Transitive verb
3. grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle (usu. ご〜)
Other readings
Kanji used
Pitch accent
りやく
Used in vocabulary
現世利益
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
Noun
現世利益
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
Noun
Examples84
利益 に なる ような 本 を 読み なさい。
Read the kind of books that are useful to you.
一郎 は 利益 よりも 友情 を 大切にする。
Ichiro puts friendship above profit.
それ は 彼 の 利益 に なる。
It is to his advantage.
利益 は300 万 ドル に なる でしょう。
The profit will amount to three million dollars.
彼 は その 本 から 大きな 利益 を 得た。
He derived great benefit from the book.
彼 は その 事業 で 多く の 利益 を 得た。
He derived a lot of profit from the enterprise.