裨ひ益えき

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.

• この研けん究きゅうは医い学がくの発はっ展てんに裨ひ益えきするだろう。

  This research will contribute to the advancement of medicine.

• その政せい策さくは地ち域いき経けい済ざいに裨ひ益えきをもたらした。

  The policy brought benefits to the local economy.