公益

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• 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.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 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.