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金を回す (かねをまわす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金かねを回まわす

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Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

spread money around; circulate money

Used for actively distributing money to others, such as giving, lending, or investing, often with a nuance of generosity or strategic spending.

彼かれは地ち域いき経けい済ざいを活かっ性せい化かさせるために、地じ元もとの企き業ぎょうに金かねを回まわした。
He spread money around to local businesses to revitalize the regional economy.

選せん挙きょ前まえに候こう補ほ者しゃは支し援えん者しゃに金かねを回まわすと言いわれている。

It is said that candidates spread money around to their supporters before elections.

Kanji

金gold
回-times, round, game

Similar words

金かねを使つかう
金を使う simply means 'to spend money,' while 金を回す emphasizes distributing money to others or circulating it within a network.
金かねをばらまく
金をばらまく is more casual and often carries a negative nuance of scattering money indiscriminately, whereas 金を回す can imply a more deliberate or strategic distribution.

Etymology

Compound of 金 (money) + を (object marker) + 回す (to turn, to circulate). The literal image is of making money go around, i.e., distributing it to others.