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公益 (koueki) Japanese meaning: public interest | Kotomora
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This project serves the public interest.
It was approved as a public interest corporation.
Usage patterns 公こう 益えき に 資し する to contribute to / serve the public interest
This project serves the public interest.
公こう 益えき を 守まも る to protect the public interest
The government has a responsibility to protect the public interest.
公こう 益えき のために for the sake of the public interest
He spent his personal fortune for the sake of the public interest.
Expressions 公こう 益えき を 図はか る work for the public good; labor for the common good Kanji 公 public, prince, official Opposites 公益 is the benefit or welfare of the general public, while 私益 is a private or individual benefit that may conflict with it.
党利 means benefit for one's own political party, while 公益 means benefit for the public at large, making them common opposites in discussions of policy motives.
Word family· 8 public utilities; public enterprise; public service
public interest first; priority to public interest
public-service corporation; charitable corporation · juridical person working for the public good
Etymology Compound of 公 (public) and 益 (benefit, profit). The word is a Sino-Japanese term used since the Meiji era in legal and administrative contexts.
公こう 益えき 財ざい 団だん
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