Japanese symbol for “usefulness”
便利さ
べんりさ
Romaji: benrisa
convenience; handiness; usefulness
In Japanese, usefulness is 便利さ, read べんりさ (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
- n convenience; handiness; usefulness
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “usefulness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有用性 | ゆうようせい yuuyousei | usefulness |
| 益体 | やくたい yakutai | usefulness; utility; being orderly |
| 実用性 | じつようせい jitsuyousei | practicality; utility; usefulness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 便利 | べんり benri | convenient; handy; useful |
| 郵便 | ゆうびん yuubin | mail service; postal service; mail |
| 不便 | ふべん fuben | inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness |
| 便秘 | べんぴ benpi | constipation |
| 便宜 | べんぎ bengi | convenience; accommodation; advantage |
| 便乗 | びんじょう binjou | taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon |
| 利用 | りよう riyou | use; utilization; utilisation |
| 勝利 | しょうり shouri | victory; 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.