How to say 'Interest' in Japanese | 利息

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The Japanese word for Interest is 'Risoku', written as 利息 in Japanese.'Interest' in hiragana is りそく.

word

利息

Meaning

Interest

Reading

りそく

risoku

Kanji

利Profit, Advantage 息Breath

Explanation

The Japanese noun '利息 (りそく)' refers to 'interest' in the financial sense, specifically the amount of money charged for borrowing or earned from lending money. It is commonly used in contexts related to banking, loans, and investments. For example: The bank charges high interest「銀行は高い利息を取る」(ぎんこうはたかいりそくをとる). I earned interest on my savings「貯金に利息がついた」(ちょきんにりそくがついた). This term is neutral and can be used in both positive and negative contexts depending on whether one is paying or receiving interest.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6147

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 利息

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

利

Meaning

Profit, Advantage

kanji

息

Meaning

Breath

Words Related to 利息 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

金利

Meaning

Interest

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

利子

Meaning

Interest

Words Related to 利息 Through the Kanji 息

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 息 as well.

word

息子

Meaning

Son

word

息

Meaning

Breath

word

ため息

Meaning

Sigh

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