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Japanese symbol for “beneficial”

Romaji: yuueki
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful

In Japanese, beneficial is , read (yuueki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na, n beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive

Kanji and stroke order

possess, have, exist
on: ユウ、ウ
kun: あ.る
6 strokes · JLPT 3
benefit, gain, profit
on: エキ、ヤク
kun: ま.す
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “beneficial”

WordReadingMeaning
よい yoiprofitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
いい iiprofitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
おんけいてき onkeitekibeneficial; favorable
みのある minoarusolid; substantial; substantive

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ある aruto be; to exist; to live
ゆうめい yuumeifamous; well-known
しょゆう shoyuupossession; ownership
ゆうこう yuukouvalid; effective
ゆうりょう yuuryoufee-charging; paid; not free
ゆうり yuuriadvantageous; favourable; better
りえき riekiprofit; gains
しゅうえき shuuekiearnings; proceeds; returns

See also: Chinese symbol for “beneficial”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.