1.
to transfer money (into an account)
To deposit or transfer money into a bank account. A common financial term used for salary payments, bill payments, and bank transfers.
家賃を振り込む。
To transfer the rent payment.
給料は毎月銀行に振り込まれる。
The salary is transferred to the bank every month.
ATMから相手の口座に振り込んだ。
I transferred the money to the other person's account from the ATM.
電気代は口座から自動的に振り込まれる。
The electricity bill is automatically transferred from the account.
振り込む is a transitive verb (他動詞) used for bank transfers.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Transitive (他動詞)
- Pattern: [money]を [account]に 振り込む
- Passive: 振り込まれる (commonly used for salary deposits)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 口座に振り込む (transfer into an account)
- 銀行に振り込む (transfer to a bank)
- 自動振り込み (automatic transfer)
RELATED WORDS:
- 振り込み: noun form (bank transfer)
- 振り込め詐欺: wire transfer fraud (a common type of scam in Japan)
- 送金: remittance (more general term)
- 引き落とし: automatic debit/withdrawal