Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N1

674 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: benefit, gain, profit, advantage

Kunyomi: ま.す

Onyomi: エキ ヤク

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: さら

Meaning: dish

Strokes: 5

Examples

Examples with audio

鳥(えきちょう)   useful bird species

虫(えきちゅう)   useful insect species

(りえき)   benefit, profit, gain [n.]

(じつえき)   actual benefit, real gain

(しゅうえき)   earnings, proceeds, returns

な(ゆうえきな)   beneficial, profitable

な(むえきな)   useless, futile, vain

御利(ごりやく)   grace of God

*々(ますます)   increasingly, still more

Onyomi Examples

エキ benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains

エキキン profit

ゾウエキ increased (profit)

コウエキ public interest, public benefit, public good

エキ benefit, use, good, advantage, gain, profit, gains

体もない ヤクタイモナイ useless, worthless, absurd, baloney

現世利 ゲンセリヤク benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings, happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings

Kunyomi Examples

ますます increasingly, more and more, decreasingly (when declining), less and less

ますひと people, subjects, populace