How to say 'Savings' in Japanese | 貯金

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The Japanese word for Savings is 'Chokin', written as 貯金 in Japanese.'Savings' in hiragana is ちょきん.

word

貯金

Meaning

Savings

Reading

ちょきん

chokin

Kanji

貯Savings 金Gold

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '貯金 (ちょきん)' refers to the act of saving money or the money that has been saved. It is commonly used in contexts related to personal finance, banking, or setting aside funds for future use. For example: I am saving money for a trip「旅行のために貯金しています」(りょこうのためにちょきんしています). She has a lot of savings「彼女はたくさん貯金があります」(かのじょはたくさんちょきんがあります). The word can also be used in compound phrases like '貯金箱 (ちょきんばこ)' (piggy bank) or '貯金通帳 (ちょきんつうちょう)' (savings passbook).

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1893

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 貯金

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

貯

Meaning

Savings

kanji

金

Meaning

Gold

Words Related to 貯金 Through the Kanji 貯

This Word contains the Kanji 貯 as well.

word

貯蓄

Meaning

Savings

Words Related to 貯金 Through the Kanji 金

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 金 as well.

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金曜日

Meaning

Friday

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金

Meaning

Money, Metal

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年金

Meaning

Pension

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金融

Meaning

Finance

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資金

Meaning

Funds

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金額

Meaning

Amount

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料金

Meaning

Fee

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金もうけ

Meaning

Moneymaking

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借金

Meaning

Debt

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金利

Meaning

Interest

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現金

Meaning

Cash

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金色

Meaning

Gold

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税金

Meaning

Tax

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金属

Meaning

Metal

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賃金

Meaning

Wages

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金庫

Meaning

Safe

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金銭

Meaning

Money

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入金

Meaning

Deposit

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敷金

Meaning

Deposit

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金持ち

Meaning

Rich

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奨学金

Meaning

Scholarship

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大金

Meaning

Large amount of money

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代金

Meaning

Payment

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送金

Meaning

Remittance

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黄金

Meaning

Gold

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預金

Meaning

Deposit

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罰金

Meaning

Fine

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