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裨益 (ひえき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
benefit ; profit ; help ; contribution
Formal, literary term for something that brings benefit or contributes positively. Often used in the pattern ～に裨益する (to benefit something) or as a noun. Rare in everyday speech; more common in academic or bureaucratic writing.
The policy brought benefits to the local economy.
Written forms 裨ひ 益えき Usage 100%
Primary source kanji form; very rare in modern Japanese.
稗ひ 益えき
Variant kanji form; even less common.
埤ひ 益えき
Variant kanji form; extremely rare.
Similar words 利り 益えき Common word for profit or benefit; 裨益 is a much rarer, formal synonym.
貢こう 献けん Standard word for contribution; 裨益 is more literary and less common.
Etymology The kanji 裨 means 'to help' or 'to benefit', and 益 means 'profit' or 'benefit'. The compound is a Sino-Japanese word (kango) with the reading ひえき. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it is a formal term used in classical and modern written Japanese.
