利得・利徳|りとくritoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
利得利得 is the most common kanji-only form and the one beginners should use when writing the word.
利徳利徳 is a kanji-only variant that is rarely used; learners will seldom encounter it and should recognize it rather than choose it.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbgain; profit; benefit; amplification
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 利得する（りとくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 利得します（りとくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 利得しない（りとくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 利得しません（りとくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 利得せず・利得せぬ（りとくせず・りとくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 利得した（りとくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 利得しました（りとくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 利得しなかった（りとくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 利得しませんでした（りとくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 利得して（りとくして） |
| Potential | 利得できる（りとくできる） |
| Passive | 利得される（りとくされる） |
| Causative | 利得させる（りとくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 利得させられる（りとくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 利得すれば（りとくすれば） |
| tara | 利得したら（りとくしたら） |
| Volitional | 利得しよう（りとくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 利得しましょう（りとくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 利得しろ（りとくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym利益りえきNeutralThe all-purpose word for profit or benefit; also read 「りやく」 for blessings from gods and Buddha. 「利得」 is narrower, leaning legal and tax.
- Synonym収益しゅうえきNeutralEarnings or revenue from running a business; an accounting term. Unlike 「利得」 it does not carry the legal and tax flavour.
- Synonym益えきWrittenBenefit or good, mostly seen in compounds like 「有益」; on its own it belongs to written prose.
- Synonym得するとくするCasualA colloquial verb meaning to come out ahead or gain an advantage; it stresses the benefit gained, not the legal and tax sense of 「利得」.
- SynonymゲインNeutralA loanword for gain or profit, used in electronics and finance; in circuits it means the same amplification as 「利得」.
- Synonym利りWrittenAdvantage, profit or interest, often in set phrases like 「漁夫の利」; written in tone, without the legal and tax lean of 「利得」.
- Synonym利潤りじゅんNeutralProfit from economic activity; an economics term, whereas 「利得」 leans legal and tax.
- Synonym儲けもうけCasualThe colloquial word for money made, i.e. one's gain or profit; it stresses earning money, not the legal and tax sense of 「利得」.
- Related益金えききんWrittenA tax term for the amount counted as taxable income, offset against 「損金」 to arrive at income; 「利得」 covers a wider range.
- RelatedプラスCasualA loanword for the plus sign or a positive upside; colloquial, without the legal and tax flavour of 「利得」.
- RelatedプロフィットNeutralA loanword for profit with a business feel and used less often; it lacks the legal and tax lean that 「利得」 has.
「利得」 is the word for a gain or benefit acquired, found mostly in legal and tax contexts such as 「不当利得」 and 「譲渡利得」; in electronics it also means amplification. In everyday speech use 「利益」 or 「儲け」, for a company's earnings 「収益」, and in economics 「利潤」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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