How to say "deposit" in Japanese

• 預金よきんJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbMoney deposited in a bank, or the balance held there; it covers both the act of depositing and a bank account, so it is the word to use in banking contexts.
  私の預金残高よきんざんだかはどうなっていますか。↗

  What's the balance of my account?
• 貯金ちょきんJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbSaving money — setting money aside and letting it accumulate, e.g. in a bank; use it when the emphasis is on building savings rather than on the deposit transaction itself.
  彼女かのじょはお金かねをたくさん貯金ちょきんしている。↗

  She put aside a lot of money.
• 供託きょうたくCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA legal and administrative term: money formally deposited with a deposit office as law requires, for example as security; rarely the right word for everyday banking or saving.
• デポジットCommon
  nounThe loanword, used for a deposit paid up front — such as a security deposit when renting — or one that reserves something; it is not used for bank deposits.
• 寄託きたくCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbA legal word for entrusting money or property to another's custody; it stresses the entrusting relationship rather than banking, and is not the everyday word for depositing money.

For banking use 預金, or 貯金 when the emphasis is on saving money aside; 「デポジット」 covers up-front deposits such as when renting; 供託 and 寄託 are legal terms for deposits made or property entrusted under law.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 預金よきんdeposit
• 貯金ちょきんputting money aside
• 供託きょうたくdeposit
• デポジットdeposit
• 寄託きたくdeposit
• 払い込むはらいこむto deposit
• 保証金ほしょうきんdeposit (esp. on renting a house)
• 頭金あたまきんdown payment
• 積立金つみたてきんreserve (fund)
• 保管ほかんcharge
• 預けるあずけるto leave (in someone's keeping)
• 手付てつけdeposit
• 預け入れあずけいれdeposit
• 預かり金あずかりきんdeposit (received)
• 内金うちきんdeposit
• 手金てきんdeposit
• 仮納かのうdeposit
• 仮納金かのうきんdeposit
• 手付金てつけきんdeposit
• 証拠金しょうこきんdeposit (e.g. on the purchase of a house)
• 予約金よやくきんdeposit
• 預託金よたくきんdeposit
• 預入よにゅうdeposit
• 沈積物ちんせきぶつdeposit
• 淀みよどみstagnation
• 堆積物たいせきぶつsediment
• 沈殿物ちんでんぶつsediment
• 積み金つみきんreserve fund
• 保管所ほかんじょstorage center
• 敷金しききん(security) deposit
• 入金にゅうきんdepositing
• よどむto settle (at the bottom)
• 頭あたまdown payment