English–Japanese
“advantage” in Japanese
How to say “advantage” in Japanese
“Advantage” in Japanese is 利点 (riten).
It refers to a quality or circumstance that gives something an edge or makes it preferable.
Example sentences with 利点
この本の利点は、絵が多いことです。ko no hon no ri ten wa e ga ō i ko to de su
The advantage of this book is that it has many pictures.
価格の安さがこの製品の大きな利点です。ka kaku no yasu sa ga ko no sei hin no ō ki na ri ten de su
The low price is a major advantage of this product.
Tips for using 利点
- Japanese can use 利点 (riten) for both a practical benefit and a reason for preferring one option, so it fits many comparison contexts.
Other Japanese words for “advantage”
この製品の長所は使いやすさです。ko no sei hin no chō sho wa tsuka i ya su sa de su
The advantage of this product is its ease of use.
先に動くと利があります。saki ni ugo ku to ri ga a ri ma su
Acting first gives us an advantage.
この仕事のメリットは時間を選べることです。ko no shi goto no me ri tto wa ji kan o era be ru ko to de su
The advantage of this job is that you can choose your hours.