| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| お金 | おかね |
Pronunciation: okane
How to Say It Outloud: oh-kah-neh
Usage: Common term for money in Japanese.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私はお金が欲しいです。
私はお金が欲しいです。Example Sentence English:I want money.
I want money.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 金 | かね |
Pronunciation: kane
How to Say It Outloud: kah-neh
Usage: Another term for money, often used in idiomatic expressions, also means 'gold'.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼は金がたくさんある。
彼は金がたくさんある。Example Sentence English:He has a lot of money.
He has a lot of money.| Katakana |
|---|
| マネー |
Pronunciation: manee
How to Say It Outloud: mah-neh
Usage: Loanword from English, less common but understood by Japanese speakers.
Example Sentence Japanese:彼はマネーの使い方が上手です。
彼はマネーの使い方が上手です。Example Sentence English:He is good at managing money.
He is good at managing money.Dictionary
お金おかねCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- money
貨幣かへいCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- money; currency; coin
- Money
金銭きんせんCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- money; cash
金かねCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- money
- metal
銀ぎんCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- silver (Ag)
- silver coin; money
- silver medal
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- silver colour; silver color
- bank
- silver general
- Silver
マネーマネーCommon word
Noun- money
- Money (That's What I Want)
現金げんきんCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- cash; ready money; money on hand; currency
- mercenary; self-interested; calculating
- Cash
小遣いこづかいCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
金融きんゆうCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- finance; financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money
- monetary; financial; credit
- Finance
礼金れいきんCommon word
Noun- money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; recompense; remuneration; honorarium
- key money; fee paid for rental rights
- Key money
金額きんがくCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- amount of money; sum of money
代金だいきんCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
為替かわせCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- money order; draft
- exchange (e.g. foreign)
- Money order
紙幣しへいCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- paper money; note; bill
- Banknote
丸まるCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- circle
Noun, used as a prefix
- entirety; whole; full; complete
- money; dough; moola
- enclosure inside a castle's walls
- soft-shelled turtle
- suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.
送金そうきんCommon wordjlpt-n1
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
Intransitive verb
- remittance; sending money
- Remittance
両替りょうがえCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- change; money exchange
借金しゃっきんCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
- number of games under the .500 mark
貯金ちょきんCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounSuru verb
- putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)
Suru verb
- accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
札さつCommon wordjlpt-n3
NounNoun, used as a suffix
- banknote; bill; note; paper money
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