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利害

Reading

Kana: りがい
Romaji: rigai
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

advantages and disadvantages; interest

Kanji

Readings: リ、 き.く
Meanings: profit, advantage, benefit
Reading: ガイ
Meanings: harm, injury

Example Sentences

(かれ)利害(りがい)(わたし)一致(いっち)しない。
➥His interests clash with mine.
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(かれ)自分(じぶん)利害(りがい)敏感(びんかん)である。
➥He is alive to his own interests.
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我々(われわれ)利害(りがい)(かれ)らの利害(りがい)衝突(しょうとつ)する。
➥Our interests conflict with theirs.
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我々(われわれ)利害(りがい)相反(そうはん)するようだ。
➥Our interests seem to conflict with each other.
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(にち)(べい)利害(りがい)がこの(てん)衝突(しょうとつ)した。
➥Japanese and American interests clashed on this point.
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この(けん)(きみ)利害(りがい)にも(かか)わることだ。
➥The matter touches your interest.
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