► 名詞
金 [(2)かね] meaning: money rank: 1
☆ 世の中全ては金の問題だ ⇨ Everything is a matter of money in this world (☛ When 金 is used alone (instead of お金), it typically has a sarcastic tone)
☆ 結局金がものを言う ⇨ In the end money talks (☛ When 金 is used alone (instead of お金), it typically has a sarcastic tone)
金 [(2)かね] [お金] [coll] meaning: money rank: 1
☆ 今新しい車を買うお金は無い ⇨ I don’t have money to buy a new car now (☛ お金 instead of 金 is usually used in conversations)
金 [(2)かね] [coll] meaning: metal rank: 2
☆ 金で出来た箱 ⇨ A box made of metal
金 [(1)きん] meaning: gold rank: 2
☆ 金の指輪 ⇨ A gold ring
More examples:
- 彼女は彼の情熱にほだされて資金援助に同意した ⇨ She was persuaded by his passion and agreed to financially back him
- 彼はお金を一度に全部使ってしまった ⇨ He used all the money in one go
- そのお金は使わずに貯めておいた ⇨ I set that money aside without spending it
- 金の匂いを嗅ぎつけた連中が集まってきた ⇨ Those who smelled money have come gathering
- 私達は家を買うためにお金を貯めている ⇨ We’re saving money to buy a house
- 高級車には全然興味が無いね。もっともそんなのを買う金はどの道持ってないけど ⇨ I’m not interested in luxury cars at all. Although I don’t have the money to buy them anyway
- お金はあるに越したことはない ⇨ Of course it is better to have more money
- 現代の錬金術 ⇨ Modern-day alchemy
- この計画は政府の資金援助を受けている ⇨ This project receives financial support from government
- 大金持ちの邸宅 ⇨ A mansion of a rich person
- 彼は借金を清算した ⇨ He settled, paid off, his debt
- 彼は成金であることを誇りに思っている ⇨ He is proud of being a rags-to-riches
- 彼女はオリンピックで金メダルを取ることを夢見ている ⇨ She’s dreaming about winning a gold medal in the Olympics
- 彼は親が金持ちなので大学に下駄を履かせてもらって入学した ⇨ He was given tall shoes, got a help, to be accepted by the college because his parents are rich
- 税金は四回に分けて分納することが出来る ⇨ The tax can be paid in four installments