益えき

• 損そんN3sense 2

  損 means a financial loss, the direct opposite of 益 (profit) in business or accounting contexts.

• 害がいN2sense 1

  害 means harm or damage, the general opposite of 益 (benefit), as seen in pairs like 益虫 (beneficial insect) versus 害虫 (harmful insect).

• 液えきN1

  益 means benefit or profit, while 液 (also read えき) means liquid or fluid; they are unrelated words that happen to share the same pronunciation.

• つsense 1

  益 is counted with the general-purpose counter つ when referring to an individual benefit or advantage, e.g. 一つの益.

• 利り益えきN2

  profit; gains · benefit; advantage; good · grace; blessing; miracle

• 収しゅう益えきN1

  earnings; revenue; proceeds; returns

• 有ゆう益えきN1

  beneficial; useful; profitable; instructive

• 公こう益えき

  public interest; public benefit; public good

• 不ふ利り益えきN1

  disadvantage; drawback; handicap; loss

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• 益Usage100%iUsage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
  • えき

    Standard kanji spelling for the most common reading えき.

  • やく

    Rare reading, mostly found in Buddhist contexts or older texts.

  • よう

    Rare reading, mostly found in Buddhist contexts or older texts.

• やく
• よう

The kanji 益 originally depicts water overflowing from a vessel, symbolizing increase or abundance. The word えき is a Sino-Japanese reading (on'yomi) derived from Middle Chinese. The alternative readings やく and よう are older or specialized Buddhist readings.