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利息 (りそく): Interest (finance) — Japanese vocabulary

利息 is read りそく and means "Interest (finance)". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

利息

Reading
りそく · risoku
Translation
Interest (finance)
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
りそくが

Example

彼は利息を付けて借金払いをした。

かれはりそくをつけてしゃっきんはらいをした。

He paid the loan with interest.

Kanji in this word

  • 利 — benefit, profit
  • 息 — breath

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