# 益 — Benefit

Frequency rank 907 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 鳥 (Bird), less common than 雪 (Snow).

- On’yomi: えき
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 皿 Dish (Kangxi 108)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A lid on top covers horns above a plate below -- lifting the lid reveals horns of plenty overflowing a plate, a symbol of benefit and abundance.

In words:

- 益々 ますます — increasingly;more and more
- 利益 りえき — profits,gains,(political, economic) interest
- 収益 しゅうえき — earnings;proceeds;returns

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