The kanji 益 primarily conveys the meanings of "benefit," "profit," "advantage," "gain," and "increase." It suggests something that is helpful, advantageous, and contributes to growth or improvement. It can refer to tangible benefits like financial profit or intangible benefits like advantages or positive effects.

・On-yomi (音読み): ⚫︎ エキ (eki) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ⚫︎ ます (masu) - This is used in the verb 増益す, meaning to increase or to benefit.

⚫︎ 利益 (りえき) Translation: Profit, benefit, advantage. ⚫︎ 益々 (ますます) Translation: More and more, increasingly. ⚫︎ 有益 (ゆうえき) Translation: Beneficial, useful.

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The kanji 益 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound. It is formed by combining a semantic element and a phonetic element. The top part is a variation of the character 羊 (yō, sheep), which visually represents a sheep offering, possibly indicating an offering to the gods, signifying an increase or benefit. The bottom part is 皿 (sara, plate). Therefore the original shape may have referred to a sheep offering on a plate, signifying a benefit or increase resulting from the offering.