利息|りそくrisoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouninterest (on a loan, deposit etc.)
   彼かれは利息りそくを付つけて借金しゃっきん払はらいをした。↗

   He paid the loan with interest.

• Synonym利子りしNeutralBasically synonymous with 「利息」; used mostly for loans and deposits, as in 「利子をつける」.
• Related金利きんりNeutralCovers both the interest rate and interest itself, as in 「金利が上がる」; it leans toward how high or low the rate is, while 「利息」 is the amount actually paid.
• Antonym元金がんきんNeutralThe principal; it stands opposite 「利息」, which is the money that accrues beyond the principal.

Use 「利息」 for interest on a loan or deposit, as in 「利息を払う」. It is basically synonymous with 「利子」; for interest rates say 「金利」, and the contrasting term is 「元金」.

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1. 金銭きんせん貸借たいしゃくにおいて、元金がんきんの返済へんさいに加くわえて、借り手かりてから貸し手かしてに支払しはらわれる金銭きんせん。