This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: エキ、ヤク、ま.す
Romaji: eki, yaku, ma.su
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: まし、ます
Romaji: mashi, masu
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Romaji

Meanings

benefit, gain, profit, advantage

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  12
Frequency:  674
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  2-3-7
Korean Reading:  ig
Chinese Reading:  yi4
Unicode:  76ca
JIS:  3157

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2285
Nelson Index: 597
New Nelson Index: 3891
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2o8.5
Four Corner Index: 8010.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 619
Gakken Index: 825
Japanese Names Index: 1201
Daikanwanjiten Index: 22972P
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0111
Remembering the kanji Index: 1881
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1553
Kodansha Compact Index: 1370
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 648
Kanji in Context Index: 921
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1468
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1978
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1899
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2026
Essential Kanji Index: 631
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2849
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 974
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 742
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 707

Words

(えき、やく、よう)
benefit; use; good; advantage; gain; profit; gains
利益 (りえき、りやく)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; interest (of the public, etc.); grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing; miracle
収益 (しゅうえき)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
有益 (ゆうえき)
beneficial; profitable
国益 (こくえき)
national interest
益々 (ますます)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
公益 (こうえき)
public interest; public benefit; public good
権益 (けんえき)
(one's) interests
不利益 (ふりえき)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency
損益 (そんえき)
profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage
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