お金かね

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か

ね

Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 500

Meanings

1

noun

money

polite (teineigo)

Polite, everyday word for money. The honorific prefix お makes it more courteous than plain 金 (かね). Used in most normal situations.

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.

Kanji

金gold
御honorable, manipulate, govern

Similar words

金かね
Plain, direct word for money. Can sound blunt or rough compared to お金. Often used in compounds or casual male speech.
現げん金きん
Specifically means cash, physical currency, as opposed to credit or other forms of payment.
料りょう金きん
Refers to a fee, charge, or fare for a service, such as a phone bill or admission fee.

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.