► 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:
- 彼女は金メダル獲得が期待されている ⇨ People are hoping she wins a gold medal
- このままでは資金が枯渇する ⇨ At this rate our fund will dry up
- 彼はオリンピック四連勝の金字塔を打ち立てた ⇨ He’s build a pyramid, achieved an incredible four consecutive Olympic gold medals
- アパートを借りる時の敷金 ⇨ Safety deposit when you rent a room
- お金が貯まったら即行買うつもりだ ⇨ I will buy it as soon as I save enough money
- 彼等は大金を掛けて新しい工場を建てた ⇨ They spent a lot of money and built a new factory
- 昔の車の車体は加工した板金で出来ていた ⇨ Old car bodies were made of fabricated sheet metal
- 彼女は金髪のかつらを被っている ⇨ She is wearing a blonde wig
- 売掛金 (うりかけきん) ⇨ Accounts receivable
- 政府は金利を下げる方針を固めた ⇨ The government solidified a plan to lower the interest rate
- 彼は貯金を使い果たしてしまった ⇨ He used up all his savings
- 鉄は最も一般的に使われている金属だ ⇨ Steel is the most common used metal
- 彼は政治家に献金している ⇨ He is donating money to a politician
- 拝金主義に抑制が効かなくなっている社会 ⇨ A society where money worship has gone unchecked
- 彼は借金を背負って姿をくらました ⇨ He ran away with a large debt