利息
りそく
interest (on a loan or deposit)
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Examples
預金の利息はごくわずかだ。
よきんのりそくはごくわずかだ。
The interest on the deposit is very small.
利息を含めて返済しなければならない。
りそくをふくめてへんさいしなければならない。
You have to repay it including the interest.
借金の利息を払うだけで毎月苦しい。
しゃっきんのりそくをはらうだけでまいつきくるしい。
Just paying the interest on the loan makes every month a struggle.
Common patterns
- 利息が付く
- for interest to accrue
- 利息を払う
- to pay interest
- 高い利息
- high interest
Memory tip
利息 and 利子 are the money itself, an amount in yen; 金利 is the rate expressed as a percentage. Banks tend to write 利息 for deposits.
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