義ぎ援えん金きん

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Meanings

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付つけを始はじめた。
The Red Cross has started accepting relief contributions.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉に義ぎ援えん金きんを送おくるto send relief funds to a place
被ひ災さい地ちに義ぎ援えん金きんを送おくった。
We sent relief funds to the disaster-stricken area.
義ぎ援えん金きんを募つのるto solicit donations for relief
地じ震しんの被ひ災さい者しゃのために義ぎ援えん金きんを募つのっている。
They are collecting donations for the earthquake victims.
義ぎ援えん金きんが集あつまるfor relief donations to be collected/gathered
たった一いち日にちで多た額がくの義ぎ援えん金きんが集あつまった。
A large amount of relief donations was collected in just one day.
義ぎ援えん金きんを寄き付ふするto donate relief money
会かい社しゃは被ひ災さい地ちに義ぎ援えん金きんを寄き付ふした。
The company donated relief funds to the disaster area.
義ぎ援えん金きんを届とどけるto deliver relief funds
ボランティアが義ぎ援えん金きんを避ひ難なん所じょに届とどけた。
Volunteers delivered the relief funds to the shelter.

Kanji

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

Related words· 6

寄き付ふN3
寄付 is a general word for any donation of money or goods, while 義援金 specifically means money donated for disaster relief or charity.
募ぼ金きんN1
募金 refers to the act of fundraising or the funds collected through that drive, whereas 義援金 focuses on the purpose of the money as relief aid.
支し援えん金きん
支援金 is broader support money that can fund ongoing aid or projects, while 義援金 is typically a one-time donation tied to a specific disaster or crisis.
見み舞まい金きん
見舞金 is money given directly to an individual as a token of sympathy (e.g. for illness or injury), while 義援金 is usually pooled and distributed to disaster victims collectively.

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寄き付ふ金きんN2
義援金 is money donated specifically for disaster relief, whereas 寄付金 is the general term for any charitable or contributory donation.
寄き金きん
義援金 specifically means relief money collected for disaster victims, while 寄金 is the broader term for any monetary donation.

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.

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.