大たい金きん

also: おおがね

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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

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noun

large sum of money; great cost

Refers to a substantial amount of money, often in contexts of spending, earning, or losing a fortune.

大金Usage100%
- たいきん
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading たいきん is the most common.
- おおがね
  Alternate reading, less common than たいきん. May be encountered in older texts or specific contexts.
おおがね

高こう額がく
高額 is often used as an adjective (高額な) to describe something expensive or high-priced, while 大金 is a noun referring to the money itself.
巨きょ額がく
巨額 emphasizes an enormous scale, often used in financial or economic contexts, whereas 大金 is more general for a large amount of money.

Compound of 大 (big, large) and 金 (money). The reading たいきん is the on'yomi, while おおがね is a kun'yomi-based reading that is less common.