益 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 益意味

benefit, gain, profit, advantage

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益 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

ま.す ma.su

KUNYOMI　訓読み

エキ eki
ヤク yaku

Examples

今彼を説得して何か益があるだろうか。

Will it do me any good to try to persuade him now?

私から見れば、車は益よりも害を与えるほうが多い。

From my point of view, cars do more harm than good.

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緊 tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight

標 signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target

宣 proclaim, say, announce

昭 shining, bright

廃 abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon