献金|けんきんkenkin[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbdonation; contribution; offering
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 献金する（けんきんする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 献金します（けんきんします） |
| Negative (nai) | 献金しない（けんきんしない） |
| polite (masen) | 献金しません（けんきんしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 献金せず・献金せぬ（けんきんせず・けんきんせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 献金した（けんきんした） |
| polite (mashita) | 献金しました（けんきんしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 献金しなかった（けんきんしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 献金しませんでした（けんきんしませんでした） |
| Te form | 献金して（けんきんして） |
| Potential | 献金できる（けんきんできる） |
| Passive | 献金される（けんきんされる） |
| Causative | 献金させる（けんきんさせる） |
| Causative passive | 献金させられる（けんきんさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 献金すれば（けんきんすれば） |
| tara | 献金したら（けんきんしたら） |
| Volitional | 献金しよう（けんきんしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 献金しましょう（けんきんしましょう） |
| Imperative | 献金しろ（けんきんしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym寄付きふNeutralThe most general word for a donation (「寄付を募る」); 「献金」 typically means giving money to political parties, politicians, or churches.
- SynonymカンパCasualColloquial loanword (from Russian) for chipping in or collecting money (「カンパを集める」), often used for club and group fundraising.
- Synonym寄贈きぞうNeutralDonating objects rather than money (「図書を寄贈する」); the point is presenting things, where 「献金」 is about money.
- Synonym義援金ぎえんきんNeutralMoney donated for disaster relief or charity (「義援金を送る」); the standard word in disaster-aid contexts.
- Synonym浄財じょうざいWrittenWritten word for charitable money (「浄財を募る」), used mainly for temples and charity; rare and Buddhist in flavor.
- Synonym寄金ききんNeutralDonating money or the money donated, but little used; everyday speech prefers 「寄付」 or 「寄付金」, and political giving is 「献金」.
- Synonym拠出きょしゅつNeutralPutting up or contributing money for a purpose (「基金に拠出する」), typical of international organizations and funds.
- Synonym寄進きしんWrittenWritten term for donating to temples and shrines (「寄進する」), with religious overtones.
- Synonym義捐ぎえんWrittenWritten word for donating money or goods to charity or a public cause (「義援」), most often for disaster relief.
- Synonym寄付金きふきんNeutralRefers to the donated money itself, as in 「寄付金控除」; the emphasis is on the sum, not the act of giving.
- Synonym喜捨きしゃWrittenWritten word for voluntarily giving money to temples and shrines or alms to the poor (「喜捨する」).
- Synonym献納けんのうWrittenWritten term for presenting money or goods to a shrine, the state, etc. (「神社に献納する」).
- Synonym奉加ほうがWrittenOld-fashioned written word for donating to temples and shrines; rarely used today.
- Related施すほどこすWrittenWritten verb for giving alms (「施しをする」), with a nuance of giving from above to below.
- Related恵むめぐむWrittenWritten verb for giving money out of pity (「お金を恵む」); carries a note of compassion toward the receiver.
- Related出捐しゅつえんFormalFormal legal term for putting up money or assets as a contribution; rare outside legal writing.
- Related献じるけんじるWrittenWritten, solemn verb for respectfully offering something up, e.g. flowers (「花を献じる」).
- Related献ずるけんずるWrittenA variant conjugation of 「献じる」 (「酒を献ずる」); the same offering, but even more bookish.
Use 「献金」 for giving money to political parties, politicians, or churches, as in 「政治献金」 and 「献金問題」. For donations in general say 「寄付」, for disaster relief 「義援金」, for temples and shrines 「寄進」, and for fundraising collections 「カンパ」.
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