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手元現金 (てもとげんきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

手て元もと現げん金きん

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Meanings

1

cash on hand

Refers to physical currency and coins immediately available, often in a business or personal context.

手て元もと現げん金きんが足たりないので、銀ぎん行こうに行いってきます

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I don't have enough cash on hand, so I'll go to the bank.

店みせの手て元もと現げん金きんを毎まい日にち確かく認にんしている。

I check the store's cash on hand every day.

Kanji

手hand
元beginning, former time, origin
現present, existing, actual
金gold
許permit, approve

Related words

現げん金きん
現金 is the general term for cash, while 手元現金 specifically emphasizes cash that is physically at hand or in one's immediate possession.

Built from

手て元もと+現げん金きん

Written forms

手て元もと現げん金きん
Standard kanji spelling for this compound.
手て許もと現げん金きん
Variant using 許 instead of 元; less common but still encountered.

Etymology

Compound of 手元 (てもと, 'at hand') and 現金 (げんきん, 'cash').