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義援金 (ぎえんきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

義ぎ援えん金きん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

donation money; relief contribution

Primarily used for monetary donations to disaster relief or charitable causes. Often appears in news reports and fundraising campaigns.

地じ震しんの被ひ災さい地ちに義ぎ援えん金きんを送おくった。
We sent donation money to the earthquake-stricken area.
赤せき十じゅう字じが義ぎ援えん金きんの受うけ

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The Red Cross has started accepting relief contributions.

Written forms

義ぎ援えん金きん
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in news and official contexts.
義ぎ捐えん金きん
Uses the older kanji 捐; still seen but much less common than 義援金.

Kanji

義righteousness, justice, morality
援abet, help, save
金gold
捐throw away

Similar words

寄き付ふ
寄付 is a general term for donations (money, goods, etc.), while 義援金 specifically refers to monetary donations for relief or charity.
募ぼ金きん
募金 refers to the act of collecting donations or the collected funds themselves, often used in fundraising contexts. 義援金 emphasizes the purpose of the money (relief/charity).

Etymology

Compound of 義 (righteousness, justice) + 援 (aid, support) + 金 (money). The spelling 義捐金 uses 捐 (donate, give up) instead of 援, but the meaning is essentially the same.