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掛け金 (かけきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
noun
premium ; regular installment ; amount billed
Money paid or due periodically under an insurance, mutual-aid, savings, or installment arrangement. In insurance contexts it is usually a premium; in payment-plan contexts it can be an installment or billed amount rather than the physical invoice itself.
この 積つみ 立たて 商しょう 品ひん の 掛か け 金きん は 月つき 一いち 万まん 円えん から です 。
Installments for this savings product start at ten thousand yen per month.
Written forms 掛か け 金きん Usage 29%
Standard spelling with okurigana; this is the high-priority form.
掛かけ 金きん Usage 71%
No-okurigana variant, often seen in financial, administrative, or compact written contexts.
Similar words 保ほ 険けん 料りょう A more specific and very common word for an insurance premium; 掛け金 can also cover contributions or installments in mutual-aid, savings, and similar plans.
賭か け 金きん Same reading but different meaning and spelling: 賭け金 is money staked on a bet or gamble, while 掛け金 is a premium or installment payment.
分ぶん 割かつ 払ばら い Refers to the method of paying in installments; 掛け金 refers to the amount paid or due under such an arrangement.
Etymology A compound of 掛け, associated with charges, accounts, or periodic obligations, and 金, meaning money. The exact historical development is not specified.
