利 - N3 Kanji

Meaning of 利意味

profit, advantage, benefit

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利 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

き.く ki.ku

KUNYOMI　訓読み

リ ri

Examples

漁夫の利を占める。

A third party makes off with the profits.

漁夫の利。

Two dogs fight for a bone, and the third runs away with it.

他の物が漁夫の利を占める。

Someone else profits from the situation.

漁夫の利を占めるつもりはない。

I have no intention of fishing in troubled waters.

君は漁夫の利を占めようとしているのか。

Are you trying to fish in troubled waters?

本命と対抗馬が競り合ったお陰で、ダークホースの彼が漁夫の利を得たってわけだ。

Since the favorite and his rival were running against each other a dark horse like him was able to pull out in front.

苛酷な価格競争の中で、Ａ社は我々をけしかけてＢ社と戦わせて漁夫の利を得ようとしている。

Company A is trying to play us off against Company B in a severe price-war.

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