手 付 金(てつけきん)

てつけきん

noun

deposit; down payment securing a contract

1. deposit; earnest money securing a contract

Money paid by the buyer when a contract is concluded, confirming the agreement before the full price is paid. Common in real estate and large purchases; the buyer typically forfeits it if they back out, while the seller may owe double if they cancel.

契約時(けいやくじ)に手付金(てつけきん)を払(はら)った。

I paid a deposit when signing the contract.

手付金(てつけきん)は物件(ぶっけん)価格(かかく)の一割(いちわり)が相場(そうば)だ。

A deposit of ten percent of the property price is the going rate.

買(か)い主(ぬし)の都合(つごう)で解約(かいやく)すると、手付金(てつけきん)は返(かえ)ってこない。

If the buyer cancels for their own reasons, the deposit is not refunded.

Compound of 手付(てつけ) (earnest, deposit) + 金(きん) (money). Most often encountered in real-estate transactions.

Common collocations

手付金(てつけきん)を打(う)つ: to put down a deposit
手付金(てつけきん)を放棄(ほうき)する: to forfeit the deposit
手付金(てつけきん)の返還(へんかん): refund of the deposit

Similar words

頭金(あたまきん): down payment — the first installment toward the price; reduces the balance owed
内金(うちきん): part payment — money applied to the price, without the contract-securing function of 手付金(てつけきん)

Related Words

Compare: 頭金(あたまきん) (down payment)

Compare: 内金(うちきん) (part payment)

Compare: 前金(まえきん) (advance payment)

Compare: 着手金 (retainer fee)

Compare: 前受金 (advance payment received)

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Added 2026.6.25 6:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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