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How to say 'Interest' in Japanese | 利子

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The Japanese word for Interest is 'Rishi', written as 利子 in Japanese.'Interest' in hiragana is りし.

    word

    利子

    Meaning

    Interest

    Reading

    りし

    rishi

    Kanji

    利Profit, Advantage 子Child

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '利子 (りし)' refers to 'interest', specifically the interest accrued on money, such as in savings accounts or loans. It is a financial term used in contexts involving banking, investments, or borrowing. For example: The interest on this loan is high「このローンの利子は高い」(このローンのりしはたかい). I earned interest from my savings「貯金から利子をもらった」(ちょきんからりしをもらった). Note that '利子' is often used interchangeably with '利息 (りそく)', though '利子' is more commonly used in everyday conversation.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    6386

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 利子

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    利

    Meaning

    Profit, Advantage

  • kanji

    子

    Meaning

    Child

Words Related to 利子 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

    利息

    Meaning

    Interest

Words Related to 利子 Through the Kanji 子

These 32 Words contain the Kanji 子 as well.

  • word

    子供

    Meaning

    Child

  • word

    子

    Meaning

    Child

  • word

    様子

    Meaning

    Appearance, Situation

  • word

    息子

    Meaning

    Son

  • word

    女の子

    Meaning

    Girl

  • word

    椅子

    Meaning

    Chair

  • word

    女子

    Meaning

    Girl

  • word

    電子

    Meaning

    Electron

  • word

    お菓子

    Meaning

    Sweets, Snack

  • word

    調子

    Meaning

    Condition

  • word

    男の子

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    末っ子

    Meaning

    Youngest

  • word

    菓子

    Meaning

    Sweets

  • word

    弟子

    Meaning

    Disciple

  • word

    親子

    Meaning

    Parent child

  • word

    原子

    Meaning

    Atom

  • word

    原子力

    Meaning

    Nuclear

  • word

    男子

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    障子

    Meaning

    Shoji

  • word

    子育て

    Meaning

    Child rearing

  • word

    子宮

    Meaning

    Uterus

  • word

    分子

    Meaning

    Molecule

  • word

    帽子

    Meaning

    Hat

  • word

    車椅子

    Meaning

    Wheelchair

  • word

    養子

    Meaning

    Adopted child

  • word

    皇子

    Meaning

    Prince

  • word

    子孫

    Meaning

    Descendants

  • word

    母子

    Meaning

    Mother and child

  • word

    拍子

    Meaning

    Beat

  • word

    判子

    Meaning

    Seal

  • word

    迷子

    Meaning

    Lost child

  • word

    双子

    Meaning

    Twins

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