御利益

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: 4
やく
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
ご利益

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) やく [gòríꜜyàkù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡo̞ɾʲija̠kɯ̟]

Noun

()()(やく) • (goriyaku

  1. (Buddhism, honorific) answer to a prayer, divine grace
    Synonyms: 恵み, 御利生
  2. help, benefit

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN