便利さ|べんりさbenrisa
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- nounconvenience; handiness; usefulness
- Synonym便利べんりNeutral「便利」 is the everyday adjective for convenient and the most common word of all; 「便利さ」 is its noun form, focusing on the degree of convenience.
- Synonym便宜べんぎWrittenWritten/formal word for convenience as an accommodation; it centers on helping someone out, as in 「便宜を図る」.
- Synonym利便りべんWrittenWritten/formal term for convenience with an administrative flavor, mostly seen as 「利便性」, e.g. 「利便性の向上」.
- SynonymコンビニエンスNeutralLoanword for convenience; in practice used almost only in 「コンビニエンスストア」.
- Synonym好都合こうつごうNeutralSays a situation or condition is just right or works in your favor, as in 「好都合な時間」; 「便利さ」 is about ease of use.
- Synonym重宝ちょうほうNeutralMeans handy and useful, stressing something you use often and find practical, as in 「重宝する道具」.
- Synonym至便しべんWrittenWritten/formal term for extreme convenience, mainly for transport, locations and facilities, as in 「駅至便」; 「便利さ」 is general convenience.
- Related簡便かんべんNeutralMeans simple and handy; stresses that doing or operating something is easy, as in 「簡便な手続き」.
- Related便益べんえきWrittenWritten/formal term for benefit or profit with an economics flavor, as in 「費用便益」.
- Related軽便けいべんWrittenWritten/formal and somewhat dated word for light and handy; also appears in 「軽便鉄道」 (light railway).
- Antonym不便さNeutralThe antonym: inconvenience, the direct opposite of 「便利さ」.
Use 「便利さ」 for the degree of convenience, as in 「便利さを追求する」. To say something is convenient, use 「便利」; in administrative writing 「利便性」, for accommodating someone 「便宜」, in property ads 「至便」. The opposite is 「不便さ」.
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