利し (リシ)
Rishi · りし — to profit, to benefit (from), to gain; to benefit (someone or something), to be beneficial to, to profit, to do (someone) good; to make good use of, to take advantage of, to exploit
Other ways to say “to profit” in Japanese →
利し in rōmaji: rishi.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
利し
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
利する
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| 読み (Reading) |
リシ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
サ行変格
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
利し
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| 読み・基本形 |
リスル
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| 表記・基本形 |
利する
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| 見出し語の読み |
リスル
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A rare, literary or archaic form of 利く (to be effective) or 利益になる (to benefit), used in classical texts or formal historical contexts.
この薬は病に利し、たちまち熱を下げた。
Kono kusuri wa yamai ni rishi, tachimachi netsu o sageta.
This medicine benefited the illness and quickly brought down the fever.
彼の助言は我が家に大いに利した。
Kare no jogen wa waga ie ni ōini rishita.
His advice greatly benefited our family.
⚖️ Commonly confused with 利く (kiku), which is the modern, everyday verb meaning 'to be effective' or 'to work'.
利し means “to profit, to benefit (from), to gain; to benefit (someone or something), to be beneficial to, to profit, to do (someone) good; to make good use of, to take advantage of, to exploit” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
利します
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| て形 (Te-form) |
利して
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| 過去形 (Past) |
利した
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
利しない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
利しましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
利できる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
利される
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
利させる
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