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2 exact word matches found in search '益'
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noun
1. benefit; use; good; advantage; gain
2. profit; gains
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Most common form: ますます
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less  (often written with kana only)
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18 words found beginning with '益'
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Most common form: 丈夫
hero; manly person; warrior  (sometimes じょうぶ)
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noun
profit
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noun
bitter seeded cardamon
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noun
people; subjects; populace  (see also: 天の益人; archaic)
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benefactor
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suru verb - special class, transitive verb
to benefit (someone); to be useful
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noun
good friend; useful friend
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noun
useful insect
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noun
animal beneficial to humans  (opposite: 害獣)
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expression
three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones (Confucius)  (yojijukugo; opposite: 損者三友)
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146 words found containing '益' in any position
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1. profit; gains
2. benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)
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noun
1. benefit; use; good; advantage; gain
2. profit; gains
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disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency
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noun
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
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beneficial; profitable
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public interest; public benefit; public good  (see also: 私益)
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noun
1. grace (of God); divine favour; blessing; miracle; answer to a prayer  (see also: 利益)
2. benefit
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noun
current profits; ordinary profit; income before income taxes; ordinary income; operating income  (seldom used by non-Japanese financial analysts)
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decrease in profits
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noun
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
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