JLPT N1 · 10 strokes
Kanji 益: "benefit, gain, profit"
The kanji 益 means "benefit, gain, profit, advantage". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read エキ, ヤク in on'yomi and ま.す in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
エキヤク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ま.す
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | benefit, gain, profit, advantage |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 674 of 2,501 |
Common words with 益
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 益々increasingly; more and more · decreasingly; less and less
- 利益profit; gains · benefit; advantage; good; interests (e.g. of society)
- 有益beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful
- 益benefit; use; good; advantage · profit; gains
- 不利益disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability
- 無益useless; futile; vain
- 収益earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
- 国益national interest
- 御利益divine grace; divine favour; blessing; answer to a prayer · benefit; help
- 実益actual profit; practical use; benefit
- 益体もないuseless; worthless; silly; trivial
- 権益(one's) interests
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