利己的

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 利己的, read りこてき, describes a selfish attitude that puts one's own benefit ahead of others' interests.
• Basic usage: It can criticize a proposal benefiting only its author or describe how a king in a play initially appears.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Putting one's own benefit first
  • It evaluates a proposal benefiting only its author or how a king in a play appears. The second is an impression, so it does not conclusively define all of the character's actions.