〜金(きん)

きん

suffix

sum of money; fee; charge; allowance (suffix)

1. sum of money; fee; charge; benefit payment

Attached to a noun to name a specific sum of money set aside, owed, or paid out for the purpose named by the base word. Extremely productive in contracts, invoices, and administrative Japanese.

入学(にゅうがく)金(きん)を払(はら)った。

I paid the enrollment fee.

未払(みはら)い金(きん)が三万円(さんまんえん)残(のこ)っている。

Thirty thousand yen remains unpaid.

退職(たいしょく)金(きん)の額(がく)は、勤続(きんぞく)年数(ねんすう)によって決(き)まる。

The amount of the retirement allowance is determined by length of service.

Names a designated sum of money rather than money in general.

Compounds

料金(りょうきん): charge; fare
代金(だいきん): payment for goods; price
現金(げんきん): cash
貯金(ちょきん): savings
保証(ほしょう)金(きん): deposit; security money
年金(ねんきん): pension

Similar suffixes

〜料(りょう): fee charged for a service (送料(そうりょう), 手数料(てすうりょう)) — narrower than 〜金(きん)
〜費(ひ): expense; cost incurred (交通(こうつう)費(ひ), 生活(せいかつ)費(ひ)) — money spent, not a sum set aside

general

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