Meanings
Noun
1. advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (86 in total)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
interest rate; interest
sharp-edged tool; sharp weapon; convenience; facility; superior talent; outstanding ability
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
sharp; keen
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
low interest rate
self interest
knitting; hosiery; knitted goods
right; privilege
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
convenient; handy; useful
sharp or blunt; bright or foolish
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
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)
fame and fortune
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
interest; rights; concession
interest rate
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.)
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
compound interest
gross profit; gross margin
sharp; keen; acute
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
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.)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
locational advantage; advantageous position
intelligence
use; utility; profit; gain
profiting while others fight
gain; profit; benefit; amplification
funny word or gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) a woman's temple hair
greed; avarice
high interest rate
excessive profits; usury
usage; way to use; utilization
altruism
net profit
increase in interest rates
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
interest; (investment) yield; profits
convenience
ex-interest
annual interest rate
sharp sword
diuresis
utility
self-interest; personal profit
interest-bearing
profit margin
one advantage
welfare
profit margin
irrigation
small profit
benefitting oneself; benefiting oneself
blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures
crisis (in an illness)
interest (money)
sharp sword
principal and interest
well-being; welfare; benefits and happiness
benefitting the enemy; benefiting the enemy
commercial profit
(interest) coupon
(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
decrease in interest rates
unexpected benefit; sudden profit
use and application
people's interests
putting one's own interest ahead of one's party (for a politician)