- 利益 — profit; benefit
- 有益 — beneficial; useful
- 収益 — earnings
- 増益 — increased profits
- 損益 — profit and loss
- 公益 — public interest
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益 combines 皿 (dish) with a phonetic/semantic element suggesting liquid or abundance. It originally depicted a dish overflowing — extending to the ideas of increase, advantage, and helpful gain.
有益な 情報を 得ました。
I obtained useful information.
会社の 利益が 増えた。
The company's profit increased.