金きん脈みゃく

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

1

gold vein; vein of gold

Literal geological meaning: a vein or seam of gold in rock. Also used metaphorically for a rich source of wealth.

この山やまには金きん脈みゃくが走はしっていると言いわれている。
It is said that a vein of gold runs through this mountain.
探たん鉱こう者しゃたちは新あらたな金きん脈みゃくを探さがし続つづけた。
The prospectors kept searching for a new gold vein.

2

financial backing; source of funds; money connection

Figurative use: a person or organization that provides money, or a reliable source of funding. Often used in business or political contexts.

彼かれは選せん挙きょのために太ふとい金きん脈みゃくを確かく保ほした。
He secured a solid source of funds for the election.
その企き業ぎょうは海かい外がいに新あらたな金きん脈みゃくを見みつけた。
The company found a new financial connection overseas.

Usage patterns

金きん脈みゃくを発はっ見けんするto discover a gold vein
調ちょう査さ隊たいは山さん中ちゅうで新あたらしい金きん脈みゃくを発はっ見けんした。
The survey team discovered a new gold vein deep in the mountains.
〈人ひと〉の金きん脈みゃくを探さぐるto look into someone's source of financial backing
記き者しゃはその政せい治じ家かの金きん脈みゃくを探さぐろうとした。
The reporter tried to look into the politician's financial backing.
金きん脈みゃくが尽つきるfor a source of funds to dry up
スキャンダルの後あと、彼かれの金きん脈みゃくは尽つきてしまった。
After the scandal, his source of funding dried up.