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How to say 'Interest' in Japanese | 金利

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The Japanese word for Interest is 'Kinri', written as 金利 in Japanese.'Interest' in hiragana is きんり.

    word

    金利

    Meaning

    Interest

    Reading

    きんり

    kinri

    Kanji

    金Gold 利Profit, Advantage

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '金利 (きんり)' refers to 'interest' in the financial sense, specifically the cost of borrowing money or the return on invested funds. It is commonly used in contexts related to banking, loans, and investments. For example: The interest rate is high「金利が高い」(きんりがたかい). I checked the interest on my savings account「貯金の金利を確認した」(ちょきんのきんりをかくにんした). This term is essential in financial discussions and is often paired with words like 'loan' (ローン) or 'savings' (貯金).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3019

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 金利

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    金

    Meaning

    Gold

  • kanji

    利

    Meaning

    Profit, Advantage

Words Related to 金利 Through the Kanji 金

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 金 as well.

  • word

    金曜日

    Meaning

    Friday

  • word

    金

    Meaning

    Money, Metal

  • word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

  • word

    金融

    Meaning

    Finance

  • word

    資金

    Meaning

    Funds

  • word

    金額

    Meaning

    Amount

  • word

    貯金

    Meaning

    Savings

  • word

    料金

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    金もうけ

    Meaning

    Moneymaking

  • word

    借金

    Meaning

    Debt

  • word

    現金

    Meaning

    Cash

  • word

    金色

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    税金

    Meaning

    Tax

  • word

    金属

    Meaning

    Metal

  • word

    賃金

    Meaning

    Wages

  • word

    金庫

    Meaning

    Safe

  • word

    金銭

    Meaning

    Money

  • word

    入金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    敷金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    金持ち

    Meaning

    Rich

  • word

    奨学金

    Meaning

    Scholarship

  • word

    大金

    Meaning

    Large amount of money

  • word

    代金

    Meaning

    Payment

  • word

    送金

    Meaning

    Remittance

  • word

    黄金

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    預金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    罰金

    Meaning

    Fine

Words Related to 金利 Through the Kanji 利

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 利 as well.

  • word

    利益

    Meaning

    Profit, Benefit

  • word

    権利

    Meaning

    Right

  • word

    利用

    Meaning

    Use

  • word

    便利

    Meaning

    Convenient

  • word

    利く

    Meaning

    Work

  • word

    勝利

    Meaning

    Victory

  • word

    有利

    Meaning

    Advantageous

  • word

    利害

    Meaning

    Interests, Gains

  • word

    不利

    Meaning

    Disadvantage

  • word

    左利き

    Meaning

    Left handed

  • word

    利息

    Meaning

    Interest

  • word

    利子

    Meaning

    Interest

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