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元利 (がんり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

元がん利り

also: げんり

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Meanings

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noun

principal and interest

Financial term referring to the total amount of a loan or investment including both the original sum (principal) and the accrued interest.

元がん利り均きん等とう返へん済さいは、毎まい月つきの返へん済さい額がくが一いっ定ていです。
With equal principal and interest repayment, the monthly payment amount is fixed.
元がん利り合ごう計けいで100万まん円えんを返へん済さいしなければならない。
I have to repay a total of one million yen in principal and interest.

Written forms

元利Usage100%
- がんり
  Standard kanji spelling for the financial term 'principal and interest'. The reading がんり is the most common.
- げんり
  Alternate reading げんり is less common and may be encountered in some contexts.

げんり

Kanji

元beginning, former time, origin
利profit, advantage, benefit

Similar words

元がん金きん
元金 refers specifically to the principal amount, excluding interest, while 元利 includes both principal and interest.
利り息そく
利息 means 'interest' alone, whereas 元利 is the combined sum of principal and interest.

Etymology

Compound of 元 (principal) and 利 (interest). The reading がんり is the standard on'yomi combination; げんり is a less common variant.