お金(かね)

おかね

noun

money

See also: 金(かね) (without お prefix)

1. money

Currency; financial resources.

お金(かね)がありません。

I don't have money.

お金(かね)を払(はら)います。

I'll pay (the money).

お金(かね)を借(か)りてもいいですか？

May I borrow some money?

毎月(まいつき)お金(かね)を少(すこ)しずつ貯(た)めています。

I save a little money every month.

旅行(りょこう)に行(い)きたいけど、お金(かね)が足(た)りないので、もう少(すこ)し働(はたら)かなければなりません。

I want to go on a trip, but I don't have enough money, so I have to work a little more.

お金(かね) means money. The お is a polite prefix (can also say 金(かね) in casual speech).

Common expressions

お金(かね)を払(はら)う: to pay money
お金(かね)を借(か)りる: to borrow money
お金(かね)を貯(た)める: to save money
お金(かね)が足(た)りない: not enough money
お金(かね)がかかる: to cost money

Compounds

お金持(かねも)ち: rich person
小遣(こづか)い: pocket money, allowance
現金(げんきん): cash

Related words

円(えん): yen (currency unit)
財布(さいふ): wallet
銀行(ぎんこう): bank

Related Words

Related: 払(はら)う (to pay)

Related: 銀行(ぎんこう) (bank)

Related: 円(えん) (yen)

Related: 財布(さいふ) (wallet)

Compare: 財産(ざいさん) (property, fortune, assets)

Compare: 金銭(きんせん) (money, cash)

Compare: マネー (money (financial/economic term))

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Added 2026.1.8 0:32 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:00

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