きんかい
noun
gold bar; gold ingot; gold nugget
1. gold bar; gold ingot; lump of gold
A solid mass of gold, whether a refined bar or ingot held as an asset, or a natural nugget. Used for gold held as a store of value or recovered from mining.
To store gold bars in a safe.
Smuggled gold bars were discovered at customs.
When the economy grows unstable, more investors buy gold bullion.

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  • ()(ぼう): bar, ingot — the long bar shape specifically.
  • 地金(じがね): bullion, base metal — the raw metal as material rather than a shaped bar.