現金

• 読み: げんきん
• ローマ字: genkin
• 漢字の分解: 現 (gen) — present, actual; 金 (kin) — gold, money
• 発音: /ɡe.n.ki.n/

意味

Cash; ready money. Physical currency as opposed to digital or credit payments.

A noun referring to physical money in coins and bills. Japan remains a heavily cash-based society, so this word appears frequently in daily life. Common expressions include 現金払い (genkin barai, cash payment) and 現金書留 (genkin kakitome, registered cash mail). Also used colloquially to describe a calculating or mercenary personality.

例文

1. このお店は現金しか使えません。
2. 財布に現金があまり入っていない。
3. 最近は現金を持ち歩かない人が増えた。

使い方ガイド

場面: shopping, finance, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 現 (present, actual) and 金 (gold, money). Literally 'present money,' distinguishing immediately available physical currency from credit or future payments.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal