基金(ききん)

ききん
noun
fund; foundation; endowment
1. fund; foundation; endowment
Money set aside or collected for a specific purpose, or an organization that manages such funds. Used for charitable, research, investment, and governmental purposes.
奨学金(しょうがくきん)基金(ききん)に寄付(きふ)した。
I donated to the scholarship fund.
災害(さいがい)復興(ふっこう)基金(ききん)が設立(せつりつ)された。
A disaster recovery fund was established.
国際通貨(こくさいつうか)基金(ききん)は世界(せかい)の経済(けいざい)安定(あんてい)を目的(もくてき)とする機関(きかん)だ。
The International Monetary Fund is an organization aimed at global economic stability.

A formal word frequently encountered in news, finance, and organizational contexts. It can refer to both the money itself and the organization managing it.

FORMATION:
基(き) (base, foundation) + 金(きん) (money, funds)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 基金(ききん)を設立(せつりつ)する: to establish a fund
  • 基金(ききん)に寄付(きふ)する: to donate to a fund
  • 基金(ききん)を運用(うんよう)する: to manage/invest a fund
  • 基金(ききん)を積(つ)み立(た)てる: to build up a fund

NOTABLE EXAMPLES:

  • 国際通貨(こくさいつうか)基金(ききん) (IMF): International Monetary Fund
  • 年金(ねんきん)基金(ききん): pension fund
  • 国連児童(こくれんじどう)基金(ききん) (UNICEF): United Nations Children's Fund

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 資金(しきん): funds, capital — money available for a specific use, not necessarily organized as a fund
  • 財団(ざいだん): foundation — an organization, usually with an endowment
  • 積立金(つみたてきん): reserve fund, savings — money accumulated over time through regular contributions
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