- こくえき
- [国益] ¶→国益に資する国益
national interest* * *こくえき【国益】¶ → 国益に資する* * *こくえき【国益】(a [the]) national interest; the interests of the nation [state].●国益となる serve [be in] the (best) interests of the nation.
●国益を図る promote the national interest [national interests, the interests of the state]
・国益を害する[損なう] damage [harm] the national interest [national interests, the interests of the state]; be bad for the country (as a whole).
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.