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金員 (きんいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

金きん員いん

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Meanings

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noun

money; funds; amount of money

Formal term used in official, legal, or business contexts to refer to a sum of money or monetary resources.

契けい約やく書しょには必ひつ要ような金きん員いんの額がくが明めい記きされている。
The contract clearly states the amount of money required.
彼かれは事じ業ぎょうを始はじめるために金きん員いんを調ちょう達たつした。
He raised funds to start the business.

Kanji

金gold
員employee, member, number

Similar words

金きん銭せん
金銭 is a more common and general word for money, while 金員 is formal and often used in legal or official documents.
資し金きん
資金 refers to capital or funds for a specific purpose, whereas 金員 emphasizes the monetary amount itself in formal contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 金 (money) and 員 (member, number), literally 'money item'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but it has been used in formal Japanese to denote a sum of money.