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軍用金 (gunyoukin) Japanese meaning: war funds | Kotomora

軍ぐん用よう金きん

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Meanings

1

war funds; war chest; campaign fund

Refers to money set aside for military operations or, by extension, for a political or business campaign. The term can be used literally for military funding or figuratively for any strategic financial reserve.

政せい府ふは軍ぐん用よう金きんを増ぞう額がくする方

ほう

針しん

だ

。

The government plans to increase war funds.

選せん挙きょに向むけて軍ぐん用よう金きんを集あつめている。

They are raising a campaign fund for the election.

Kanji

軍army, force, troops
用utilize, business, service
金gold

Related words

資し金きん
資金 is a general term for 'funds' or 'capital', while 軍用金 specifically denotes funds for military or campaign purposes.
軍ぐん資し金きん
軍資金 is a near-synonym also meaning 'war funds' or 'campaign funds', but 軍用金 is slightly more formal and often used in historical or political contexts.

Built from

軍ぐん用よう+金きん

Etymology

Compound of 軍用 (military use) and 金 (money). The term originated in military contexts but has been extended to political and business campaign funding.