- えきする
- えきする【益する】〔利益を与える〕 benefit sb; profit sb; do sb good; 〔役に立つ〕 be of use [service] 《to…》; 〔益を得る〕 profit 《from…》; benefit 《from…》; derive [get] advantage.
●これは世を大いに益する事業だ. This is a project that will be of great use to the world [public benefit].
・この政策は国民に益するところが大きい. The benefits to the public of this policy are considerable. | This is a very beneficial policy for the nation.
・こんな規則を作っても何ら益するところがない. Making regulations like these is no good [(of) no use] at all to anyone. | Such regulations don't help anyone in the slightest [are completely useless].
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.