益 – benefit, gain, profit

10 strokesTaught in grade 5#674 in newspaper frequencyN3 vocabulary

The kanji 益 means benefit, gain, profit, advantage. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is エキ、ヤク (eki, yaku); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ま.す (masu). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 皿 (no. 108).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	エキ	eki
On’yomi	ヤク	yaku
Kun’yomi	ま.す	masu

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 皿 (Kangxi radical 108). Components: 一・皿・ハ・并.

Words using 益

利益りえきprofit収益しゅうえきearnings有益ゆうえきbeneficial

Example sentences

一郎は利益よりも友情を大切にする。

Ichiro puts friendship above profit.

Tatoeba #190017

利益になるような本を読みなさい。

Read books that are worthwhile.

Tatoeba #78401

その投資は現在６％の収益を彼にもたらしている。

The investment now yields him 6%.

Tatoeba #207472

Kanji with the same radical

監盟盛盤盗盆皿

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