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年金 (ねんきん, nenkin) Japanese meaning: pension | Kotomora
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I plan to live on my pension after retirement.
I want to learn more about the pension system.
Usage patterns 年ねん 金きん をもらう to receive a pension
My grandfather receives a pension every month.
年ねん 金きん を 払はら う to pay pension contributions
I have to pay national pension contributions every month.
年ねん 金きん に 加か 入にゅう する to enroll in a pension plan
When you join a company, you enroll in the employees' pension plan.
年ねん 金きん 生せい 活かつ living on a pension
After retirement, he lives on his pension.
Related words 恩給 refers specifically to a government or military pension with a formal, historical nuance, while 年金 is the general term for any pension or annuity.
年金 is the general word for any pension or annuity, while 国民年金 specifically names Japan's basic national pension scheme.
年金 is the general word for any pension, whereas 厚生年金 refers specifically to the employees' pension system for salaried workers in Japan.
Written forms 年ねん 金きん Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in news and official contexts.
ねんきん Usage 1%
Etymology Composed of 年 (year) and 金 (money), literally 'year money', referring to an annual or regular monetary payment.
年ねん
金きん
pension for the sick and wounded; annuity for invalids
Show 5 more welfare pension; employees' pension
National Pension; Japanese national pension system
basic pension
variable annuity
annuity insurance; pension insurance
