頭金

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あたま
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 1
yutōyomi

Etymology

(head) +‎ (money)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) たまきん [àtámákíń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [a̠ta̠ma̠kʲĩɴ]

Noun

(あたま)(きん) • (atamakin

  1. a deposit (money given as an initial payment) or down payment (payment representing a fraction of the price)