JLPT N1 · Noun

利息 (risoku)

利息 (りそく, risoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “interest (on a loan, deposit etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: りそく
Romaji: risoku
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

interest (on a loan, deposit etc.) · noun

Example sentences

彼は利息を付けて借金払いをした。

He paid the loan with interest.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 利息

利

profit, advantage, benefitリ・き.く · 7 strokes

息

breath, respiration, sonソク・いき · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 利息.

便利べんりconvenient利用りようuse権利けんりright有利ゆうりadvantageous利益りえきprofit利口りこうclever不利ふりdisadvantage利害りがいadvantages and disadvantages勝利しょうりvictory砂利じゃりgravel利子りしinterest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)利潤りじゅんprofit利点りてんadvantage左利きひだりききleft-handedness

Source: JMdict entry 1549600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.