売上 and 利益: sales and profit after costs
Compare hypothetical sales with monetary profit after all stated costs, without transferring a large-sales assessment to profit.
The amount from sales
売上, read うりあげ, means sales or the sales amount. 月末に今月の売上を帳簿へ記録した。 reports recording this month’s sales in a ledger at month end.
The sales record alone does not give the costs incurred. A large 売上 does not automatically establish a large 利益.
The monetary profit defined in this example
利益, read りえき, means profit or benefit. この例では、売上からすべての費用を引いた額を利益とします。 defines profit here as sales minus all costs.
For 売上は一万円、費用は八千円でした。, profit in this hypothetical example is two thousand yen. Ten thousand is total sales, not the result after costs.
Benefit in other contexts
店の利益の一部を地域活動に使った。 reports using part of the shop’s profit for local activities. Keep part distinct from all the profit.
In 自分の利益だけでなく相手の事情も考えよう。, 利益 can refer more broadly to one’s interests or benefit. Do not restrict every use to this example’s money calculation.
With sales of ten thousand yen and all costs of eight thousand yen in this example, is profit also ten thousand?
Show the answer and why
No. Under the stated calculation, profit is two thousand yen. Distinguish sales from the result after costs.