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手元金 (てもときん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

手て元もと金きん

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Meanings

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noun

cash on hand; ready money; spending money

Refers to money that is immediately available for use, such as cash kept at home, in a wallet, or petty cash for daily expenses.

旅りょ行こうの前まえに手て元もと金きんを確かく認にんしておく。
I check the cash on hand before a trip.
手て元もと金きんが足たりなくて、ATMでおろした。
I didn't have enough cash on hand, so I withdrew some from the ATM.

Written forms

手て元もと金きん
Standard kanji spelling.
手て許もと金きん
Variant spelling using 許 instead of 元; less common but still seen.

Kanji

手hand
元beginning, former time, origin

金gold

許permit, approve

Similar words

現げん金きん
現金 is the general word for 'cash', while 手元金 specifically emphasizes money that is physically at hand and ready to use.
小こ遣づかい
小遣い is 'pocket money' or 'allowance', often implying a regular amount for personal spending, whereas 手元金 is simply the cash you have available at the moment.

Etymology

Compound of 手元 (てもと, 'at hand') + 金 (きん, 'money').