JLPT N3 · Noun

利益 (rieki)

利益 (りえき, rieki) is a Japanese noun meaning “profit; gains”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: りえき
Romaji: rieki
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

profit; gains · noun
benefit; advantage; good; interests (e.g. of society) · noun

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.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 利益

profit, advantage, benefitリ・き.く · 7 strokes

benefit, gain, profitエキ・ヤク・ま.す · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 利益.

便利べんりconvenient利用りようuse権利けんりright有利ゆうりadvantageous利口りこうclever不利ふりdisadvantage利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages勝利しょうりvictory砂利じゃりgravel利子りしinterest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)利潤りじゅんprofit利息りそくinterest (on a loan, deposit etc.)利点りてんadvantage左利きひだりききleft-handedness

Source: JMdict entry 1549470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.