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interests; stake; relationship of interests
The relationship between parties based on shared or competing gains and losses. Refers to how different parties' interests intersect, align, or conflict.
利害関係が複雑だ。
The interests involved are complex.
両国の利害関係が一致した。
The interests of both countries aligned.
この問題には多くの利害関係者がいるため、解決が難しい。
This issue is difficult to resolve because there are many stakeholders involved.
Composed of 利害 (profit and loss, interests) + 関係 (relationship). A key term in business, law, and politics for discussing how different parties' interests interact.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 利害関係者 — stakeholder
- 利害関係が一致する — interests align
- 利害関係が対立する — interests conflict
- 利害関係のある人 — interested party
RELATED TERMS:
- 利害 — profit and loss, interests (the core concept)
- 利益 — profit, benefit; one side of 利害
- 損害 — damage, loss; the other side of 利害
- 利益相反 — conflict of interest (legal/business term)