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Japanese symbol for “usefulness”

Romaji: benrisa
convenience; handiness; usefulness

In Japanese, usefulness is , read (benrisa).

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. n convenience; handiness; usefulness

Kanji and stroke order

convenience, facility, excrement
on: ベン、ビン
kun: たよ.り
9 strokes · JLPT 3
profit, advantage, benefit
on: リ
kun: き.く
7 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “usefulness”

WordReadingMeaning
ゆうようせい yuuyouseiusefulness
やくたい yakutaiusefulness; utility; being orderly
じつようせい jitsuyouseipracticality; utility; usefulness

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
べんり benriconvenient; handy; useful
ゆうびん yuubinmail service; postal service; mail
ふべん fubeninconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
べんぴ benpiconstipation
べんぎ bengiconvenience; accommodation; advantage
びんじょう binjoutaking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon
りよう riyouuse; utilization; utilisation
しょうり shourivictory; triumph; win

See also: Chinese symbol for “usefulness”.

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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