利り益えき

also: りやく

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利益する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	利り益えきする	利り益えきしない
Polite	利り益えきします	利り益えきしません
Past polite	利り益えきしました	利り益えきしませんでした
Past	利り益えきした	利り益えきしなかった
Te-form	利り益えきして	利り益えきしないで
Desire	利り益えきしたい	利り益えきしたくない
Potential	利り益えきできる	利り益えきできない
Passive	利り益えきされる	利り益えきされない
Causative	利り益えきさせる	利り益えきさせない
Causative passive	利り益えきさせられる	利り益えきさせられない
Volitional	利り益えきしよう
Polite volitional	利り益えきしましょう
Imperative	利り益えきしろ	利り益えきするな
Conditional	利り益えきすれば	利り益えきしなければ
Tara conditional	利り益えきしたら	利り益えきしなかったら

Meanings

noun

profit; gains

Only with reading りえき

Financial or material gain; used in business and economic contexts.

会かい社しゃは今年ことし、大おおきな利り益えきを上あげた。
The company made a large profit this year.

noun

benefit; advantage; good

Only with reading りえき

Abstract benefit or advantage, often for individuals or society; not limited to money.

この政せい策さくは国こく民みんの利り益えきになる。
This policy benefits the people.
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの利り益えきばかり考かんがえている。
He only thinks about his own advantage.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

grace; blessing; miracle

Only with reading りやく

Religious term for divine grace or blessing, usually with honorific prefix ご (ご利益). Reading is りやく.

Usage patterns

利り益えきを上あげるto make a profit
会かい社しゃは去きょ年ねん、大おおきな利り益えきを上あげた。
The company made a large profit last year.
利り益えきを得えるto gain a benefit or profit
彼かれはこの取とり引ひきで多おおくの利り益えきを得えた。
He gained a lot of benefit from this deal.
ご利り益やくがあるto have/bestow divine blessing
このお守まもりには健けん康こうのご利り益やくがあると言いわれている。
This charm is said to bring the blessing of good health.
利り益えきが出でるprofit results; a profit is generated
新あたらしい事じ業ぎょうからようやく利り益えきが出でた。
Profit finally came out of the new business.
利り益えきをもたらすto bring benefit (to someone or something)
その政せい策さくは地ち域いき社しゃ会かいに大おおきな利り益えきをもたらした。
That policy brought great benefit to the local community.
利り益えきを追つい求きゅうするto pursue profit
企き業ぎょうは常つねに利り益えきを追つい求きゅうしている。
Companies are always pursuing profit.

Kanji

利profit, advantage, benefit
益benefit, gain, profit

Related words· 23

利り潤じゅんN1sense 1
利潤 is a more technical, economics-focused term for profit, while 利益 is the broader everyday word covering both financial profit and general benefit.
収しゅう益えきN1sense 1
収益 refers specifically to revenue or earnings a business brings in, whereas 利益 is the net profit or benefit remaining after costs, or any benefit in general.
儲もうけN1sense 1
儲け is a casual, colloquial word for profit, while 利益 is the neutral, formal term used in business and financial contexts.
恩おん恵けいN2sense 2
恩恵 emphasizes a favor or blessing bestowed by someone or something, while 利益 in this sense is simply the general benefit or advantage gained.

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得とくN3sense 2
得 is a casual word for personal gain or advantage, while 利益 is the more formal, general term for benefit.
黒くろ字じN2
黒字 specifically refers to an accounting state of positive balance, while 利益 is the broader term for profit or gain in general.
採さい算さんN1
利益 is the actual profit or gain earned, while 採算 refers to whether revenue covers costs and the activity makes economic sense.
実じつ利り
利益 is the broad term for profit or benefit, often financial, while 実利 stresses a concrete, practical advantage regardless of money.
利り
利益 is the everyday compound for 'profit/benefit', while 利 alone is a bound, more literary element usually found inside compounds or set phrases.
益えき
利益 is the more common and formal word for profit or benefit used in both financial and general contexts, while 益 is shorter and appears mainly in compounds or set phrases.
有ゆう利りN3
利益 is a noun meaning profit or gain itself, while 有利 is an adjective describing conditions as profitable or advantageous.
権けん益えき
利益 is a broad term for profit or benefit, while 権益 specifically denotes rights-based interests, often legal, political, or diplomatic.
受じゅ益えき
利益 is the general word for profit or gain in any context, while 受益 specifically emphasizes the formal act of receiving a benefit, as in law or policy.
剰じょう余よ金きん
剰余金 is the technical accounting term for the specific remaining balance after expenses, while 利益 is the more general everyday word for profit.
純じゅん益えき
利益 is the general word for profit or gain, whereas 純益 specifically means the net profit left after all expenses and taxes are subtracted.
利り害がいN2
利益 means profit or benefit alone, while 利害 includes both the beneficial and harmful sides of a matter.
ベネフィット
利益 is a broader, native Japanese term for profit or gain, while ベネフィット is a loanword limited to business, HR, or marketing contexts.
所しょ得とくN1
利益 refers to profit gained from business or investment, while 所得 refers more generally to income received by a person or entity, often for tax purposes.
リターン
利益 is the standard native term for profit or gain, while リターン is the loanword typically used in investment and finance jargon for return on investment.
マージン
利益 is the general word for profit or gain, whereas マージン specifically refers to the margin or cut taken on a transaction.
効こう用よう
利益 refers to a profit or gain, often financial, while 効用 refers to the general usefulness or benefit of something, not necessarily monetary.
利り点てんN1
利益 usually refers to concrete profit or gain (especially financial), while 利点 refers to an abstract favorable point or feature.
旨うま味みN2
利益 is the formal, businesslike word for profit, while 旨味 is a more colloquial way to describe a tangible personal or financial benefit.

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損そん失しつN1sense 1
損失 means a financial loss, the direct opposite of 利益 in the sense of profit.
害がいN2
利益 means benefit or profit, the direct opposite of 害, which means harm or damage.
損そん害がいN2
利益 means profit or benefit, the opposite of 損害's sense of loss or damage.

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弊へい害がいN1
利益 is the benefit or gain a system produces, standing in contrast to 弊害, the harm it causes.
不ふ利り益えきN1
利益 means 'benefit' or 'profit', the direct opposite of 不利益's 'disadvantage' or 'loss'.
ロス
利益 means profit or gain, the direct opposite of ロス in the sense of a financial or material loss.
損そんN3
損 refers to a loss, whereas 利益 is the more formal word for profit or benefit, often used in business contexts.

Politeness

御ご利り益やくhonorific 尊敬語sense 3
御利益 is the honorific form used for divine grace or blessing, while 利益 (read りやく) is the same concept without the polite ご prefix.

Don't confuse with

利り子しN2sense 1
利子 refers specifically to interest earned on money, while 利益 refers to profit or benefit in general, so the two are easily confused because both relate to money gained.
売うり上あげN2
利益 is the profit left after subtracting costs, whereas 売り上げ is the total gross amount received from sales before expenses are deducted.
利り害がい関かん係けい
利益 means profit or benefit and focuses only on the positive side, while 利害関係 covers both potential gains and losses in a relationship.
損そん益えきN1
利益 refers only to profit, whereas 損益 covers both profit and loss together.

Word family· 32

不ふ利り益えきN1
disadvantage; drawback; handicap; loss
利り益えき幅はば
profit margin
利り益えき率りつ
profit ratio; profit margin
粗あら利り益えき
gross profit; gross margin
純じゅん利り益えき
net income; net profit

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高こう利り益えき
high profit; large profit
予よ想そう利り益えき
estimated profit; expected profit
利り益えき供きょう与よ
illegal profit provision; under-the-table payoff
利り益えき相そう反はん
conflict of interest
利り益えき確かく定てい
profit-taking; realizing gains
利り益えき社しゃ会かい
society based on mutual self-interest

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Written forms

利益Usage100%
- りえき
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading りえき.
- りやく
  Rare reading used only in the religious sense; usually with honorific prefix ご.
りやく

Etymology

利益 is a Sino-Japanese compound of 利 (profit, advantage) and 益 (benefit, increase). The reading りやく is an older go-on reading preserved in religious contexts.