恩恵|おんけいonkei[0]heiban (flat)

1. noungrace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
   オーストラリア人おーすとらりあじんは全体ぜんたいとして政治せいじシステムが安定あんていしていることによる恩恵おんけいに満足まんぞくしている。↗

   Australians are, on the whole, pleased with the stabilizing benefits of their political system.

• Synonym恩おんNeutralA personal debt of gratitude (「恩を返す」「恩に着る」); centers on obligation between individuals rather than benefits received.
• Synonym恵みめぐみNeutralBlessings from nature or the gods (「自然の恵み」「恵みの雨」); also alms given out of pity, with a grateful nuance.
• Synonym恵沢けいたくFormalFormal term for blessings and benefits, seen mostly in legal texts such as 「自由の恵沢」; rarely used in everyday speech.
• Synonym恩徳おんとくWrittenWritten-language term for kindness and virtue conferred, with a religious, reverential tone; rare.
• Synonym恩寵おんちょうFormalFormal term for the favor of a god or ruler; mostly religious contexts.
• Related福祉ふくしNeutralRefers to social welfare (「福祉施設」「社会福祉」); emphasizes institutional support rather than a benefit received.
• Related厚生こうせいNeutralPublic welfare and employee benefits (「厚生年金」「福利厚生」).
• Related慈悲じひNeutralMercy and compassion (「慈悲を乞う」); Buddhist in flavor, or used when begging forgiveness.
• Related福利ふくりNeutralEmployee welfare, usually in 「福利厚生」; about benefits and entitlements at work.
• Related厚意こういNeutralAnother person's kindness (「ご厚意に甘える」); typically used when expressing thanks.
• Related特典とくてんNeutralSpecial perks and privileges (「会員特典」); commercial contexts.
• Related益えきNeutralAn adverb meaning 'more and more'; unrelated in meaning to 「恩恵」 and not interchangeable. For benefit or profit say 「益（えき）」.
• Related恩情おんじょうWrittenWritten word for the tender care a superior shows a junior, as a teacher or boss toward those below them; rare.
• RelatedおかげNeutralBeing indebted to someone's help — 'thanks to' (「おかげで助かった」); the most common choice in speech.
• Antonym害悪がいあくNeutralHarm and ill effects; the opposite of the benefits 「恩恵」 confers.
• Antonym災いわざわいNeutralCalamity and misfortune; the opposite of the blessings of 「恩恵」.

Use 「恩恵」 for benefits received from institutions, technology or nature, as in 「恩恵を受ける」. For a personal debt of gratitude pick 「恩」, for nature's bounty 「恵み」, to say 'thanks to' 「おかげ」, and for commercial perks 「特典」. The opposite is 「災い」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. めぐみ。利益りえき。
2. 好このましい結果けっか。好影響こうえいきょう。