Japanese

おかね
Meaning: money; cash
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

お
金

Example sentences

He has a lot of money.
生活が苦しくて、趣味に充てるお金がない。
Life is hard, and I have no money to spend on hobbies.
銀行に大切なお金を預ける。
I deposit important money in the bank.
時間は、お金よりも貴重だ。
Time is more precious than money.
彼は私を騙してお金を取った
He tricked me and took my money.
いくらお金があっても、健康でなければ意味がない。
No matter how much money you have, it's meaningless if you're not healthy.
彼はお金を出せとナイフで私を脅した
He threatened me with a knife, telling me to hand over the money.
お金がなくても、幸せになれる。
Even if you don't have money, you can be happy.
銀行に寄ってお金をおろす。
I'll stop by the bank and withdraw some money.
お金の事を聞かれたが、彼はとぼけた。
When asked about the money, he played dumb.

Usage Notes

A polite way to refer to money by adding the prefix 'o' to 'kane'.

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