noun
bank; financial institution
Refers to a financial bank, especially in names and compounds such as ネットバンク and メガバンク. The ordinary native word for a bank is 銀行.
ネットバンクで振り込みをした。
I made a bank transfer through an online bank.
彼はメガバンクに勤めている。
He works for a major bank.
noun
river bank; embankment
A borrowed-terrain sense for the side or raised edge of a river or similar landform. In normal everyday Japanese, 川岸 or 土手 is usually more natural.
この図では、川岸の斜面をバンクと表示している。
In this diagram, the sloped riverbank is labeled as a bank.
noun
submarine bank; seabed elevation
Technical geographical or nautical use for a raised area of the seabed, often a shallow bank.
海図には浅いバンクが示されている。
A shallow bank is marked on the nautical chart.
noun
banked curve; sloped bend
Used for a curve or track whose surface is tilted inward, especially in racing, cycling, and similar contexts.
競輪場のバンクは傾斜がきつい。
The banked track at the velodrome has a steep slope.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
bank; tilt while turning
Aviation term for an aircraft tilting to one side while turning. As a する verb it is intransitive: 機体がバンクする.
機体が左にバンクした。
The aircraft banked to the left.