How to say 'Money' in Japanese | マネー

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The Japanese word for Money is 'Manee', written as マネー in Japanese.

word

マネー

Meaning

Money

Reading

Manee

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'マネー (まねー)' is a loanword derived from the English word 'money'. It refers to currency, cash, or financial resources. This term is commonly used in modern Japanese, especially in contexts related to finance, business, or casual conversations about wealth. For example: I need money「マネーが必要だ」(まねーがひつようだ). Money is important in life「人生でマネーは大切だ」(じんせいでまねーはたいせつだ). Note that while 'マネー' is widely understood, the native Japanese word 'お金 (おかね)' is more commonly used in everyday speech.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

6125

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word マネー

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

マ

Reading

katakana

ネ

Reading

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'Manee' means 'Money' .

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