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内帑金 (ないどきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

内ない帑ど金きん

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Meanings

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noun

ruler's privy purse

Historical term referring to the personal treasury or private funds of a monarch or ruler. Rare in modern usage.

内ない帑ど金きんは、天皇てんのう個こ人じんの財ざい源げんとして使つかわれていた。
The privy purse was used as a personal financial resource for the emperor.

Kanji

内inside, within, between
帑money repository
金gold

Etymology

From 内 (inside, private) + 帑 (treasury, storehouse) + 金 (money). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is a Sino-Japanese compound referring to the private funds of a ruler.