What is the Kanji for "Profit" and "Benefit"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Profit" and "Benefit", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Profit" and "Benefit" is "益".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its onyomi readings are "Eki" and "Yaku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The kanji "皿" means "Dish" and "Plate" and can be read as "Sara". And The kana "ハ" and can be read as "Ha".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "益" mean in japanese?

"益" means "Profit" and "Benefit".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Fifth Grade, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

利益: "Profit". The Japanese noun '利益 (りえき)' means 'profit'. This word refers to the financial gain or advantage obtained from a business transaction or activity. It represents the amount by which the revenue from a sale exceeds the cost of acquiring or producing the goods sold. For example: Our company made a large profit last quarter - (弊社は前四半期に大きな利益を得ました). Profit margin is an important consideration for businesses - (利益率は企業にとって重要な考慮事項です).

益々: "Increasingly". The adverb '益々 (ますます)' means 'increasingly'. It is used to emphasize that something is becoming greater, more intense, or more frequent over time. The adverb can be used with adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs to convey a sense of growing or escalating intensity. For example: The problem is becoming increasingly serious - (問題はますます深刻になっている). My interest in the subject is increasing more and more - (その件に益々興味が湧いてきている).

収益: "Revenue". The Japanese noun '収益 (しゅうえき)' refers to the total income or earnings that a business or organization generates from its operations, after deducting any expenses or costs associated with producing those earnings. '収益' is an important financial metric used to measure the profitability and performance of a company. For example: The company reported record revenue this quarter - (その企業は今期の収益が過去最高を記録した). Our revenue has increased by 20% year-over-year - (私たちの収益は前年同期比で20％増加した).

有益: "Beneficial". The adjectival noun '有益 (ゆうえき)' means 'beneficial'. This word is used to describe something that is advantageous, useful or helpful. It can be applied to things, actions or ideas that provide a positive outcome or have a favorable effect. For example: This advice is beneficial - (この助言は有益である). Taking vitamins is beneficial for your health - (ビタミンを摂取することは健康に有益である).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "え" is read as "e". The hiragana "き" is read as "ki". The hiragana "や" is read as "ya". And The hiragana "く" is read as "ku".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.