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不利益 (furieki) Japanese meaning: disadvantage | Kotomora
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この 契けい 約やく に は 不ふ 利り 益えき な 条じょう 項こう が 含ふく ま れ て いる 。
This contract contains disadvantageous clauses.
He suffered a disadvantage (or loss).
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 不ふ 利り 益えき を 与あた える to cause someone a disadvantage/loss
That decision could cause a disadvantage to consumers.
不ふ 利り 益えき を 被こうむ る to suffer a disadvantage/loss
〈 人ひと 〉 の 不ふ 利り 益えき になる to work to someone's disadvantage
This rule risks working to the disadvantage of workers.
不ふ 利り 益えき を 受う ける to receive/incur a disadvantage
I incurred a disadvantage because I didn't know the information.
Kanji 利 profit, advantage, benefit Related words 不利 is common everyday language for 'unfavorable' or 'disadvantageous' in a general sense, while 不利益 is more formal and often implies a concrete, tangible loss.
損 is a casual word for a personal or financial loss, whereas 不利益 is more abstract, formal, and typical of legal or business writing.
デメリット is a casual loanword used to weigh pros and cons (メリット/デメリット), while 不利益 is more formal and often carries legal or institutional weight.
不都合 covers general inconvenience or trouble, while 不利益 specifically points to a loss or disadvantage, often material or legal.
Etymology Compound of 不 (fu, 'not') and 利益 (rieki, 'benefit, profit'). The word follows a standard Sino-Japanese pattern for negation.
If you don't check the contract terms, you might suffer a disadvantage later.
