貯金する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 貯金する | 貯金しない |
| Polite | 貯金します | 貯金しません |
| Past polite | 貯金しました | 貯金しませんでした |
| Past | 貯金した | 貯金しなかった |
| Te-form | 貯金して | 貯金しないで |
| Desire | 貯金したい | 貯金したくない |
| Potential | 貯金できる | 貯金できない |
| Passive | 貯金される | 貯金されない |
| Causative | 貯金させる | 貯金させない |
| Causative passive | 貯金させられる | 貯金させられない |
| Volitional | 貯金しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 貯金しましょう | |
| Imperative | 貯金しろ | 貯金するな |
| Conditional | 貯金すれば | 貯金しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 貯金したら | 貯金しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
savings; putting money aside; bank deposit
Refers to the act of saving money or the saved money itself. Often used for personal savings, including bank deposits.
I save a part of my salary every month.
I am putting money aside for my child's education expenses.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
Baseball term for a team's or pitcher's accumulated wins above a .500 winning percentage.
This pitcher has five wins in the bank this season.
I save 10,000 yen every month.
Thanks to the ace's good pitching, the team built up a winning margin.
My savings build up little by little every day.
I paid for the trip by dipping into my savings.
I bought a new computer with my savings.
貯金 usually refers to savings kept at a post office or set aside at home, while 預貯金 lumps this together with bank deposits under one financial term.
貯金する specifically means to save money in a bank account, while 蓄える can refer to storing any kind of resource, tangible or intangible.
bank book; savings passbook
savings box; money box; piggy bank