お金・御金|おかねokane[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmoney
   どうやってそのお金かねを手てに入いれたんですか。↗

   How did you come by the money?

• Synonym金かねWrittenWhen read 「こがね」, this word mainly means gold or the color gold, also gold coins or money, with an archaic flavor; for everyday money, use 「お金」.
• Synonym金銭きんせんWrittenMoney in written and legal contexts, as in 「金銭トラブル」 or 「金銭的」; everyday speech says 「お金」.
• SynonymマネーNeutralA neutral loanword, used mostly in compounds such as 「電子マネー」 and 「マネーゲーム」; on its own it sounds less natural than 「お金」.
• Synonym貨幣かへいWrittenEconomics term for currency as a medium of exchange, covering banknotes and coins, with emphasis on the system; for everyday money, use 「お金」.
• Synonymお足おあしCasualOld-fashioned slang for money, rarely used today; found mainly in rakugo and old-fashioned speech. In everyday use, always say 「お金」.
• Synonym金員きんいんFormalLegal-document term for a sum of money and its amount, as in 「金員を支払う」; not used in daily life — say 「お金」.
• Synonym銭金ぜにかねCasualRefers to money, often in negatives such as 「銭金の問題ではない」, with a tone of belittling money; coarser than 「お金」.
• Synonym金子きんすWrittenOld-fashioned word for money or gold coins, seen in period dramas and classical literature; not used in modern daily life.
• Synonym金円きんえんFormalOld legal-decree term for money; also refers specifically to the yen under the gold standard. Virtually unused today.
• RelatedゲルトCasualOld slang for money borrowed from German; virtually unused today. In daily life, just say 「お金」.
• Related先立つ物さきだつものNeutralTactful word for the money needed first to do something, as in 「先立つ物がない」; not money in general, only the funds a particular undertaking requires.
• Related銭ころちゃんころCasualSlang for small change or worn coins; it also serves as a slur against Chinese people — discriminatory language that should be avoided.
• Related現ナマげんナマCasualSlang for actual cash with an underworld flavor, as in 「現ナマで払う」; the formal word is 「現金」.

For everyday money, 「お金」 is the default. In written or legal contexts use 「金銭」 or 「金員」; 「貨幣」 is for currency as an economic system. 「現ナマ」 is slang for cash, and 「先立つ物」 tactfully refers to the money needed to do something. 「マネー」 mostly appears in compounds like 「電子マネー」; several of the others are dated or slangy.

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1. 「かね」を丁寧ていねいに言いう語ご。金銭きんせん。