Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 を 現げん 金きん で 払はら う to pay for something in cash
At this shop, you get a discount if you pay in cash.
現げん 金きん な 〈 人ひと 〉 a mercenary/calculating person (quick to change attitude based on personal gain)
He's the type who instantly cheers up when praised—pretty mercenary.
現げん 金きん を 下お ろす to withdraw cash (from an account)
I went and withdrew cash from the bank.
Kanji 現 present, existing, actual Related words· 8 お金 is the general word for money in any form, while 現金 specifically means physical cash rather than credit or digital funds.
打算的 describes someone calculating in a broader sense, while 現金 as an adjective specifically implies being swayed by immediate money or profit.
貨幣 is a formal, economics-textbook term for currency, whereas 現金 is the everyday word people use for cash in hand.
キャッシュ is a casual loanword synonym for 現金 , often seen in business or financial contexts like ATMs and receipts.
Show 4 more Show fewer 手元 in its money sense means cash one currently has available, while 現金 is the neutral term for cash itself regardless of where it is.
現金 is the general word for cash in any form, while 札束 specifically means a bound bundle or wad of banknotes.
現金 is the neutral, standard word for cash, whereas ドル used to mean money is a colloquial extension that literally names the currency.
現金 specifically means physical cash as opposed to credit or checks, while 金銭 is a broader, more formal term covering money in general.
Opposites 無欲 describes someone unconcerned with personal gain, the opposite of the 現金 (mercenary, self-interested) sense of the word.
現金 means paying in cash on the spot, the opposite of 掛け , which means buying on credit to be paid later.
現金 is physical cash paid on the spot, whereas 小切手 is a paper instrument that must be cashed or deposited before the funds are received.
現金 means 'cash' and is the direct opposite of 現物 when talking about payment in kind versus payment in money.
Don't confuse with 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.
元金 (がんきん , 'principal') and 現金 (げんきん , 'cash') sound similar but refer to completely different financial concepts.
Word family· 24 conversion into cash; cashing; encashment
petty cash
cash shortage; lack of cash; illiquidity
cash income; cash earnings
cash transaction
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cash sales; selling for cash
cash payment; paying in cash
cash investment
registered mail for sending cash
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Written forms 現げん 金きん Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling for both the noun and adjectival senses.
ゲンキン Usage <1%
Etymology Compound of 現 (gen, 'present, actual') and 金 (kin, 'money, gold'). The adjectival sense developed from the idea of being fixated on immediate monetary gain.
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