年金

Chinese

year metal; gold; money
simp. and trad.
(年金)

Pronunciation 1


Noun

年金

  1. pension
  2. annuity
  3. superannuation

Pronunciation 2


Noun

年金

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) annual salary
Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ねん
Grade: 1
きん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) んきん [nèńkíń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [nẽ̞ŋʲkʲĩɴ]

    Noun

    (ねん)(きん) • (nenkin) 

    1. pension
    2. annuity

    Usage notes

    The word "pension" has been borrowed into Japanese as ペンション (penshon), but it means small hotel instead of annuity.

    References

    1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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