Japanese Vocabulary on the Theme of Money
17/08/2021Updated 04/05/20232 min read
Translated from the Vietnamese original. View the original.
Japanese vocabulary on the theme of money
The vocabulary set is drawn from the Japanese course book 日本語単語スピードマスター Standard 2400

| Kanji | Hiragana/ Katakana | Romaji | Meaning |
| お金 | おかね | okane | Money |
| 金銭 | きんせん | kinsen | Money |
| 紙幣 | しへい | Shihei | Notes |
| 小銭 | こぜに | kozeni | Small change |
| 崩す | くずす | kuzusu | Changing money |
| 為替 | かわせ | kawase | The exchange rate |
| 金額 | きんがく | kingaku | An amount of money |
| 勘定 | かんじょう | kanjou | Working out the bill |
| 会計 | かいけい | kaikei | Payment |
| 支払う | しはらう | shiharau | To pay, to settle up |
| 支払い勘定 | しはらいかんじょう | shiharai kanjou | A payment deadline |
| レシート | reshiito | A receipt, an invoice | |
| 領収書 | りょうしゅうしょ | ryoushuusho | An invoice (the red invoice form) |
| 無料 | むりょう | muryou | Free of charge |
| 有料 | ゆうりょう | yuuryou | Chargeable |
| 払い戻す | はらいもどす | haraimodosu | To refund; to give money back |
| 払戻し | はらいもどし | haraimodoshi | A refund |
| おごる | ogoru | To treat someone, to pay for them | |
| 割り勘 | わりかん | warikan | To split the bill |
| 貯金 | ちょきん | chokin | To save money |
| 節約 | せつやく | setsuyaku | Saving |
| 通帳 | つうちょう | tsuuchou | A bank book; a savings book |
| 銀行口座 | ぎんこうこうざ | ginkou kouza | A bank account |
| 利子 | りし | rishi | Interest (on a loan or a deposit) |
| 利子がつく | Rishi ga tsuku | To earn interest | |
| 預金 | よきん | yokin | A bank deposit |
| 下ろす | おろす | orosu | To withdraw money |
| 請求書 | せいきゅうしょ | seikyuusho | A payment request |
| 振り込む | ふりこむ | furikomu | To transfer money |
| 振り込み | ふりこみ | furikomi | A money transfer |
| 収入 | しゅうにゅう | shuunyuu | Income |
| 予算 | よさん | yosan | An estimate; a forecast |
| 赤字 | あかじ | akaji | A loss |
| 黒字 | くろじ | kuroji | A profit |
| 費用 | ひよう | hiyou | Costs |
| 小遣い | こづかい | kodukai | Pocket money |
| ~費 | ひ | hi | A price; a cost |
| 交通費 | こうつうひ | koutsuuhi | Travel costs |
| 食費 | しょくひ | shokuhi | Food costs |
| 生活費 | せいかつひ | seikatsuhi | Living costs |
| 時給 | じきゅう | jikyuu | Hourly pay |
| 稼ぐ | かせぐ | kasegu | To earn money |
| 儲かる | もうかる | moukaru | To make money; to turn a profit |
| 寄付 | きふ | kifu | To club together; to donate |
| 代金 | だいきん | daikin | A cost; a price |
| 現金 | げんきん | Genkin | Cash |
| お釣り | おつり | otsuri | Change |
| 家計 | かけい | kakei | The household budget |
| 無駄遣い | むだづかい | mudadukai | Waste |
| 借金 | しゃっきん | shakkin | A loan |
See also:
Japanese Vocabulary to Do with Contracts
Japanese Vocabulary on the Theme of Applying for and Extending a VISA