How to say 'Bank' in Japanese | バンク

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The Japanese word for Bank is 'Banku', written as バンク in Japanese.

word

バンク

Meaning

Bank

Reading

Banku

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'バンク (banku)' refers to a financial institution where people deposit or borrow money. It is a loanword from English, and its usage is similar to the English word 'bank'. For example: I went to the bank「バンクに行きました」(ばんくにいきました). The bank is closed today「バンクは今日閉まっています」(ばんくはきょうしまっています). Additionally, 'バンク' can also refer to a data bank or repository in certain contexts, such as a blood bank or gene bank, but this usage is less common in everyday conversation.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

4675

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word バンク

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

バ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

ク

Reading

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'Banku' means 'Bank' .

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