Meanings
Noun
1. advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (89 in total)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
use; utilization; utilisation; application
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
funny word or gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) a woman's temple hair
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
greed; avarice
increase in interest rates
convenient; handy; useful
ex-interest
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
interest-bearing
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
locational advantage; advantageous position
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
interest; rights; concession
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)
interest (money)
interest; (investment) yield; profits
compound interest
sharp; keen
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
(interest) coupon
right; privilege
interest rate
irrigation
sharp or blunt; bright or foolish
well-being; welfare; benefits and happiness
interest rate; interest
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
annual interest rate
decrease in interest rates
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
intelligence
excessive profits; usury
fame and fortune
low interest rate
gross profit; gross margin
benefitting the enemy; benefiting the enemy
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
sharp; keen; acute
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
use; utility; profit; gain
profiting while others fight
high interest rate
usage; way to use; utilization
altruism
net profit
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
convenience
sharp sword
diuresis
profit margin
profit margin
wide-awake to one's interests
utility
one advantage
self-interest; personal profit
welfare
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva); grain of rice; cooked rice
profit margin
small profit
benefitting oneself; benefiting oneself
self interest
blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures
crisis (in an illness)
sharp sword
principal and interest
to be eager to pursue one's own interests; to think only of profit
commercial profit
(interest) coupon
monthly interest
heaven of the thirty-three; one of the six heavens of the desire realm
mutualism; symbiosis
public good; public profit
party interests
simple interest
compound interest
love of easy money
unexpected benefit; sudden profit
use and application
people's interests
putting one's own interest ahead of one's party (for a politician)