Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 に 利り 息そく がつく interest accrues on (a deposit/loan)
This deposit earns 1% interest per year.
利り 息そく を 払はら う to pay interest
I pay interest on my loan every month.
利り 息そく を 計けい 算さん する to calculate interest
The bank automatically calculates the interest.
利り 息そく を 受う け 取と る to receive interest
I receive interest on my fixed deposit every year.
Kanji 利 profit, advantage, benefit 息 breath, respiration, son Related words 利息 is the general term for interest on both loans and deposits, while 利子 is the word most often used specifically for interest earned on savings.
利息 is the interest amount itself, while 利払い refers to the act or event of paying that interest.
利息 is the everyday and financial term for the actual money paid or earned as interest, while 金利 focuses on the rate or percentage applied.
Don't confuse with 利息 refers to the actual amount of interest paid or received, whereas 金利 refers to the interest rate (percentage) used to calculate it.
利息 is the extra amount charged or earned on money, while 元金 is the original principal sum before interest is added.
利息 means the interest earned on savings or loans, while 利殖 refers to the broader activity of growing wealth through investment.
利息 is the sum of interest earned or owed, while 利率 is the rate applied to principal to determine that sum.
Word family no interest; interest-free
default interest; late payment interest
interest expense; interest paid
statutory interest; legal interest
late payment interest; default interest; penalty interest
Etymology Compound of 利 (profit, advantage) and 息 (breath, growth, interest). The combination conveys the idea of profit that grows over time, like interest on money.
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