寄金|ききんkikin[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouncontribution; donation

• Synonym寄付きふNeutralThe everyday word for giving money or goods to organizations or temples; much more common than 「寄金」, which is more written in tone and centers on the money donated.
• Synonym献金けんきんNeutralMoney offered for a purpose, as in 「政治献金」; often carries political overtones.
• SynonymカンパCasualColloquial loanword for fundraising or chipping in money; typically peers pooling money to support a cause.
• Synonym浄財じょうざいWrittenMoney donated to temples or charity, framed as pure; a written term with religious, respectful overtones.
• Synonym寄贈きぞうNeutralDonating things, often books or equipment, as in 「図書を寄贈」; 「寄金」 refers specifically to money.
• Synonym拠出きょしゅつNeutralPutting up money for a set purpose, as in 「年金の拠出」; at home in institutional and financial contexts rather than everyday giving.
• Synonym義捐ぎえんNeutralGiving money or goods for charity or the public good, not limited to disaster relief; stresses the act of donating, while 「寄金」 usually means the money itself.
• Synonym寄進きしんNeutralDonating to temples and shrines; used only for religious institutions.
• Synonym寄付金きふきんNeutralThe donated money itself; common in daily use and close to 「寄金」 in meaning, but more colloquial.
• Synonym奉加ほうがWrittenJoining in donations for the construction of temples; old-fashioned, seen mostly in 「奉加帳」; written flavor.
• Related募金ぼきんNeutralCollecting donations from the public — the receiving side, opposite in direction to the giving 「寄金」; can also mean the money collected.
• Related拠金きょきんWrittenPooling money together, as in 「基金への拠金」; stresses joint contributions; a written term.
• Related出捐しゅつえんWrittenDonating money or goods; in law, spending one's own assets for another's benefit. Rarer than 「寄金」 and not used in daily speech.
• Related献納けんのうWrittenPresenting money or goods to temples, shrines, or the state; a solemn, reverent act; written/formal term.
• Related義金ぎきんWrittenMoney given for charity or the public good; close to 「寄金」 in meaning but rarely used and more heavily written in tone.

Everyday donations are 「寄付」 or 「寄付金」; keep 「寄金」 for written prose about the money given. Use 「献金」 for political money, 「寄進」 for temples and shrines, 「募金」 for collecting from the public, 「カンパ」 in casual speech, 「寄贈」 for goods, and 「拠出」 for institutional payments such as pensions. 「出捐」 and 「義金」 are seldom used.

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1. 金銭きんせんを何なんかに寄付きふすること。また、その金銭きんせん。