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公益

こうえき

N1public interest · public good

Examples

公益にかなう活動とは何かを授業で考えた。

架空の団体は地域の公益を目的に掲げている。

Structure: 公益, read こうえき, means the public good or benefit serving society or a community as a whole.
Basic usage: A class may consider which activities serve it, or an organization may state regional public benefit as its purpose.

Benefit serving the public as a whole
- It concerns activities or organizations intended to serve the public good of a region. It differs from a private benefit limited to one person or member.