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公金 (こうきん, koukin) Japanese meaning: public funds | Kotomora
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こう
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The city disclosed how the public funds were used.
He is suspected of diverting public money for private use.
Usage patterns 公こう 金きん を 横おう 領りょう する to embezzle public funds
The official was arrested for embezzling public funds.
公こう 金きん を 使つか う to use public funds
It is not permitted to use public funds for a personal trip.
公こう 金きん を 管かん 理り する to manage/administer public funds
The city office manages the public funds for the area.
Kanji 公 public, prince, official Related words 公費 refers to spending or expenses covered by public money, while 公金 refers to the actual funds themselves.
税金 specifically means tax money, whereas 公金 is the broader term for any public funds, of which taxes are one source.
公金 is the broader term for any public money (national, local, or organizational), while 国庫 specifically denotes the national government's own treasury.
Etymology Sino-Japanese compound: 公 means public or official, and 金 means money or funds.
