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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.