実利|じつりjitsuri[1]atamadaka (head-high)
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Definitions
- nounutility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym効用こうようNeutralRefers to use or utility; also an economics term. It stresses usefulness, while 「実利」 stresses real, tangible gain.
- Synonym甲斐かいNeutralA suffix meaning something is worth doing or pays off, as in 「やり甲斐」. It stresses that an effort is meaningful, not material gain.
- Related甲斐かいNeutralA suffix meaning something is worth doing or pays off, as in 「やり甲斐」. It stresses that an effort is meaningful, not material gain.
- Antonym名誉めいよNeutralAntonym: honor or reputation. Often set against 「実利」, as in 「名誉より実利」.
- Antonym虚利WrittenAntonym, in written/formal prose: gain that is empty or in name only, the opposite of the real, tangible 「実利」.
Use 「実利」 for real, tangible profit or benefit, as in 「実利を取る」; it is often contrasted with 「名誉」. For usefulness or utility say 「効用」; for effort that pays off say 「甲斐」. 「虚利」 is its antonym.
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