銀行

• 読み: ぎんこう
• ローマ字: ginkou
• 漢字の分解: 銀 (gin) — silver; 行 (kou) — go, business, firm
• 発音: /ɡiɴ.koː/

意味

Bank; banking institution. Where people deposit, withdraw, and manage money.

A noun meaning bank. Japan has a well-developed banking system with major banks like 三菱UFJ銀行 and ゆうちょ銀行 (Japan Post Bank). ATMs at convenience stores (コンビニ) are widely used. The word literally means 'silver business,' reflecting the historical importance of silver in banking.

例文

1. 銀行でお金を下ろしました。
2. 駅の前に銀行があります。
3. 銀行は三時に閉まります。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, errands, finance

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

A compound of 銀 (silver) and 行 (business, firm). Coined in the Meiji era as a translation of 'bank,' modelled after the Chinese term.

文化的背景

時代: Meiji

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal