タンス預よ金きん

also: たんすよきん

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Meanings

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noun

mattress money; cash kept at home

Refers to money saved privately at home, often in a drawer or under a mattress, instead of being deposited in a bank. Commonly used in economic contexts discussing unproductive savings.

日本にほんではタンス預よ金きんが数すう十じゅっ兆ちょう円えんあると言いわれている

。

It is said that there are tens of trillions of yen in mattress money in Japan.

祖そ母ぼは銀ぎん行こうを信しん用ようせず、タンス預よ金きんをしている。

My grandmother doesn't trust banks and keeps her savings at home.

Kanji

預deposit, custody, leave with
金gold
箪bamboo rice basket
笥lunch box, clothes chest

Related words

貯ちょ金きん
貯金 is general savings, usually in a bank; タンス預金 specifically refers to cash kept at home.
へそくり
へそくり is secret savings, often hidden from family members; タンス預金 is a broader term for unbanked cash, not necessarily secret.

Written forms

タンス預よ金きん
Most common spelling; タンス is usually written in katakana.
たんす預よ金きん
Hiragana variant of タンス; less common but still used.
箪たん笥す預よ金きん
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)
Ateji spelling using kanji for たんす; rarely seen in modern writing.
たんすよきん

Etymology

Compound of タンス (chest of drawers) and 預金 (deposit/savings), literally 'drawer savings'. The term became popular in Japan to describe money kept outside the banking system.