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献金 (けんきん, kenkin) Japanese meaning: donation | Kotomora
Common word› Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation 献金する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 献けん 金きん する 献けん 金きん しない Polite 献けん 金きん します 献けん 金きん しません Past polite 献けん 金きん しました 献けん 金きん しませんでした Past 献けん 金きん した 献けん 金きん しなかった Te-form 献けん 金きん して 献けん 金きん しないで Desire 献けん 金きん したい 献けん 金きん したくない Potential 献けん 金きん できる 献けん 金きん できない Passive 献けん 金きん される 献けん 金きん されない Causative 献けん 金きん させる 献けん 金きん させない Causative passive 献けん 金きん させられる 献けん 金きん させられない Volitional 献けん 金きん しよう Polite volitional 献けん 金きん しましょう Imperative 献けん 金きん しろ 献けん 金きん するな Conditional 献けん 金きん すれば 献けん 金きん しなければ Tara conditional 献けん 金きん したら 献けん 金きん しなかったら
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More companies are making donations to politicians.
I made an offering to the church.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 献けん 金きん する to make a donation to someone (e.g. a politician, organization)
The company made a large donation to the politician.
献けん 金きん を 受う け 取と る to receive a donation
The lawmaker admitted to receiving donations from the company.
献けん 金きん を 集あつ める to collect donations
The church collects donations at every weekly service.
Kanji 献 offering, counter for drinks, present Transitive / intransitive 献金 as a する-verb can be used transitively with を (企業に金を献金する) or intransitively focusing on the act itself (教会に献金する), though the transitive object is often omitted since 献金 already implies money.
Related words 寄付 is the general word for donating or contributing (charity, disaster relief, etc.), while 献金 specifically refers to monetary donations, often in political or religious contexts.
拠出 is a more formal term for contributing money to a shared fund or cause, while 献金 usually refers to a personal or organizational donation, especially political or religious.
献金 usually refers to donations made to political parties, religious groups, or causes, whereas 寄金 is a more neutral term for any monetary contribution.
献金 usually refers to donations to political parties, religious groups, or causes with formal or ceremonial overtones, while 募金 is the everyday word for fundraising or donating.
献金 usually refers to donations made to political parties, religious groups, or causes, while 寄付金 is a broader term covering any kind of charitable donation.
Don't confuse with· 5 募金 means to raise or solicit donations from many people, whereas 献金 means to give money oneself as a donation.
換金 (かんきん) means converting something into cash, while 献金 (けんきん) means making a monetary donation; the two are easy to mix up by sound.
献金 shares the kanji 献 with 献身 but means a monetary donation, not personal devotion or self-sacrifice.
Show 2 more Word family donation box; contribution box
donation amount; amount donated
illegal donation; secret contribution
tithe; tithing
Etymology Compound of 献 (offering, presenting) and 金 (money). The combination straightforwardly means 'offering money'.
現げん 金きん
N4
献金 (a donation of money) sounds almost identical to 現金 (physical cash) but refers to giving money for a cause, not to cash itself.
献金 is a legal political or religious donation, while 裏金 is money kept secret for illicit purposes like bribery, so the two are easily conflated in political scandal reporting.
political donation; political contribution
