お金 (おかね, okane) Japanese meaning: money

お金 (おかね, okane) Japanese meaning: money | Kotomora

Kanji

金gold
御honorable, manipulate, govern

Related words· 10

現げん金きんN4
お金 refers to money in general, while 現金 specifically means physical cash as opposed to credit or other payment methods.
小こ銭ぜにN2
お金 is the general word for money of any kind, while 小銭 specifically means coins or small change.
貨か幣へいN1
お金 is the everyday word for money, while 貨幣 is a more formal term used for currency as a physical or economic concept.
マネーN1
お金 is the plain, everyday word for money, while マネー carries a more commercial, financial, or media-oriented tone.

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金きん銀ぎん
お金 is the standard modern word for money, while 金銀 is a literary term that evokes actual gold and silver coins or wealth.
金かねN4
お金 is the polite, everyday word for money, while bare 金 sounds blunt or businesslike in comparison.
金きん子す
お金 is the modern, everyday word for money, while 金子 is a dated term now mainly seen in historical or literary contexts.
金きん銭せんN3
お金 is the common, everyday word for money used in daily conversation, while 金銭 is a more formal or written term used in legal, economic, or official contexts.

Politeness

金かねplainN4
お金 is the polite, everyday word for money, while 金 is the plain, blunt form often used in compounds or casual speech.
金きんplainN2
お金 is the standard, polite everyday word for money, while 金 in this sense feels older or more literary/formal.

Don't confuse with

料りょう金きんN3
お金 means money in general, while 料金 refers specifically to a fee or charge for a service, not money itself.

Word family

お金かね持もちN4
rich person; wealthy person

Written forms

お金かね
Standard polite spelling with honorific prefix お. This is the most common written form.
御お金かね
Rare kanji spelling using 御 for the honorific prefix. Mostly seen in older or very formal writing.

Etymology

Formed from the honorific prefix お (o-) attached to 金 (かね, 'money'). The prefix adds politeness and is now the standard way to refer to money in everyday Japanese.

お金かね

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