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How to say 'Safe' in Japanese | 金庫

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The Japanese word for Safe is 'Kinko', written as 金庫 in Japanese.'Safe' in hiragana is きんこ.

    word

    金庫

    Meaning

    Safe

    Reading

    きんこ

    kinko

    Kanji

    金Gold 庫Warehouse

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '金庫 (きんこ)' refers to a 'safe' or 'vault', typically used to store valuable items such as money, jewelry, or important documents. It is commonly found in homes, businesses, or banks. For example: The money is kept in the safe「お金は金庫に保管されています」(おかねはきんこにほかんされています). They opened the safe to retrieve the documents「彼らは書類を取り出すために金庫を開けました」(かれらはしょるいをとりだすためにきんこをあけました). The word can also metaphorically refer to a secure place or repository for something valuable.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N2

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    3838

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 金庫

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    金

    Meaning

    Gold

  • kanji

    庫

    Meaning

    Warehouse

Words Related to 金庫 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

    現金

    Meaning

    Cash

  • word

    金色

    Meaning

    Gold

  • word

    税金

    Meaning

    Tax

  • word

    金属

    Meaning

    Metal

  • word

    賃金

    Meaning

    Wages

  • 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

Words Related to 金庫 Through the Kanji 庫

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 庫 as well.

  • word

    冷蔵庫

    Meaning

    Refrigerator

  • word

    庫

    Meaning

    Storage

  • word

    車庫

    Meaning

    Garage

  • word

    文庫

    Meaning

    Library, Paperback

  • word

    在庫

    Meaning

    Stock, Inventory

  • word

    倉庫

    Meaning

    Warehouse

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What does 'Kinko' (金庫) mean?

'Kinko' means 'Safe' .

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