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敷金 (しききん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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When renting an apartment, you have to pay a security deposit.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 敷しき 金きん として 払はら う to pay (a sum) as a security deposit
I paid one month's rent as a security deposit when signing the lease.
敷しき 金きん が 返へん 還かん される the security deposit is refunded
Part of the security deposit was refunded after I moved out.
敷金しききん 〈 数かず 〉 ヶ月分かげつぶん a security deposit equal to (a number of) months' rent
This apartment requires a security deposit equal to two months' rent.
敷しき 金きん から 〈 物もの 〉 を 差さ し 引ひ く to deduct (something, e.g. repair costs) from the security deposit
The cost of repairing the wall was deducted from the security deposit.
Related words 保証金 is a broader term for any refundable deposit or guarantee money, while 敷金 specifically refers to a residential rental security deposit.
敷金 is the full, formal term for a rental security deposit, while 敷き is its casual, clipped form used in everyday conversation.
敷金 specifically refers to a traditional rental deposit paid to a landlord, whereas デポジット is used more broadly for various kinds of refundable deposits.
Don't confuse with 敷金 is a refundable security deposit, whereas 礼金 is a non-refundable gift of money to the landlord, and the two are often paid together and easily confused.
敷地 (a building site) and 敷金 (a rental deposit) share the kanji 敷 but have completely unrelated meanings.
敷金 is specifically a refundable rental deposit paid to a landlord, while 保証金 is a broader term that can cover non-refundable guarantee money in various contracts.
Etymology Compound of 敷 (しき, 'spread' or 'lay', here referring to money laid down as a deposit) and 金 (きん, 'money'). The term has been used in Japanese rental law for many decades.