noun
benefiting; receiving benefits
Refers to the act of receiving a benefit, profit, or advantage, often used in formal or technical contexts such as law, economics, and policy.
この政策の受益者は低所得者層です。
The beneficiaries of this policy are low-income groups.
受益と負担のバランスを考える必要がある。
We need to consider the balance between benefits and burdens.
Compound of 受 (receive) and 益 (benefit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is a straightforward Sino-Japanese formation.