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Japanese symbol for “profitable”

Romaji: yoi
good; excellent; fine; nice

In Japanese, profitable is , read (yoi).

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-i good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  2. adj-i sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. adj-i profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. adj-i OK; all right; fine; no problem
  5. adj-i, suf easy to ...

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

good, pleasing, skilled
on: リョウ
kun: よ.い、-よ.い、い.い、-い.い
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “profitable”

WordReadingMeaning
ゆうえき yuuekibeneficial; profitable; useful
ゆうり yuuriprofitable; lucrative; gainful
いい iiprofitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
おいしい oishiiattractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
うまい umaigood (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ふりょう furyoubad; poor; inferior
なかよく nakayokuon good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well
かいりょう kairyouimprovement; reform
りょうこう ryoukougood; fine; excellent
りょうしん ryoushinconscience

See also: Chinese symbol for “profitable”.

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.

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