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How to say 'Cash' in Japanese | 現金

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The Japanese word for Cash is 'Genkin', written as 現金 in Japanese.'Cash' in hiragana is げんきん.

    word

    現金

    Meaning

    Cash

    Reading

    げんきん

    genkin

    Kanji

    現Appear, Current 金Gold

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjectival noun '現金 (げんきん)' primarily means 'cash'. It refers to physical money in the form of bills or coins, as opposed to digital or credit-based transactions. This term is commonly used in contexts involving payments, transactions, or financial discussions. For example: I paid in cash「現金で払いました」(げんきんではらいました). Do you accept cash?「現金で払えますか？」(げんきんではらえますか？). It can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who is 'practical' or 'pragmatic', but this usage is less common and context-dependent.

    Part Of Speech

    adjectival noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    3104

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 現金

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    現

    Meaning

    Appear, Current

  • kanji

    金

    Meaning

    Gold

Words Related to 現金 Through the Kanji 現

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 現 as well.

  • word

    現在

    Meaning

    Present, Current

  • word

    現われる

    Meaning

    Appear

  • word

    現実

    Meaning

    Reality

  • word

    現代

    Meaning

    Modern

  • word

    実現

    Meaning

    Realization

  • word

    表現

    Meaning

    Expression

  • word

    現場

    Meaning

    Site

  • word

    現象

    Meaning

    Phenomenon

  • word

    現状

    Meaning

    Situation, Current

  • word

    現

    Meaning

    Current

  • word

    出現

    Meaning

    Appearance

  • word

    現地

    Meaning

    Location

  • word

    現住所

    Meaning

    Current address

  • word

    現れ

    Meaning

    Manifestation

  • word

    現像

    Meaning

    Develop

  • word

    現行

    Meaning

    Current, Existing

  • word

    現に

    Meaning

    Actually

  • word

    現役

    Meaning

    Active

Words Related to 現金 Through the Kanji 金

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 金 as well.

  • word

    金曜日

    Meaning

    Friday

  • word

    金

    Meaning

    Money, Metal

  • word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

  • word

    金融

    Meaning

    Finance

  • word

    資金

    Meaning

    Funds

  • word

    金額

    Meaning

    Amount

  • word

    貯金

    Meaning

    Savings

  • word

    料金

    Meaning

    Fee

  • word

    金もうけ

    Meaning

    Moneymaking

  • word

    借金

    Meaning

    Debt

  • word

    金利

    Meaning

    Interest

  • word

    金色

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    税金

    Meaning

    Tax

  • word

    金属

    Meaning

    Metal

  • word

    賃金

    Meaning

    Wages

  • word

    金庫

    Meaning

    Safe

  • word

    金銭

    Meaning

    Money

  • word

    入金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    敷金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    金持ち

    Meaning

    Rich

  • word

    奨学金

    Meaning

    Scholarship

  • word

    大金

    Meaning

    Large amount of money

  • word

    代金

    Meaning

    Payment

  • word

    送金

    Meaning

    Remittance

  • word

    黄金

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    預金

    Meaning

    Deposit

  • word

    罰金

    Meaning

    Fine

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