金(かね)

かね
noun
money, cash
informalbusinessmoney
See also: お金(かね) (with お prefix), 鐘(かね) (bell (鐘))
1. money, cash
Currency used for transactions. The everyday word for money.
金(かね)がない。
I don't have money.
Very common casual expression
金(かね)を貯(た)める。
To save money.
金(かね)を払(はら)う。
To pay money.
金(かね)を借(か)りた。
I borrowed money.
金(かね)を使(つか)いすぎた。
I spent too much money.
金(かね)を返(かえ)してください。
Please give me back my money.
金(かね)が足(た)りない。
I don't have enough money.
2. wealth, funds
Financial resources in general.
金(かね)のことで悩(なや)んでいる。
I'm worried about money matters.
金(かね)があれば旅行(りょこう)したい。
If I had money, I'd like to travel.
金持(かねも)ちになりたい。
I want to become wealthy.
金(かね)がたくさんある人(ひと)がうらやましい。
I'm envious of people who have a lot of money.
若(わか)い時(とき)から金(かね)の使(つか)い方(かた)を考(かんが)えておいた方(ほう)がいい。
You should think about how to use your money from when you're young.

金(かね) is the everyday, somewhat casual word for money.

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Similar words

Note: お金(かね) with the お prefix is more polite and commonly used.

Related Words

Related: 現金(げんきん) (cash)
Related: 金銭(きんせん) (money (formal))
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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:29
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