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利子 (りし) — interest (bank) | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

利子

りし

noun

Meanings

1interest (bank)
2interest (on a deposit, loan, etc.)

Example sentence

貯金通帳に残っていた金で利子がついた。

Interest accrued from the money left in my savings account.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

利Profit, Advantage, Benefit7 strokes 子Child, Sign Of The Rat, 11pm-1am3 strokes

More words with 利

砂利じゃり · gravelN1 利息りそく · interest (bank)N1 利点りてん · advantageN1 利潤りじゅん · profitN1 利害りがい · advantages and disadvantages

Full entry on Jisho

N2

権利けんり · rightN3

利益りえき · profitsN3

勝利しょうり · victoryN1

More words with 子

原子げんし · atomN1 子息しそく · (hon.) sonN1 分子ぶんし · numeratorN1 餡子あんこ · red bean paste 障子しょうじ · paper sliding doorN2 末っ子すえっこ · youngest childN2 扇子せんす · folding fanN2 お子さんおこさん · (someone else's) child (polite)N4

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