貯金箱

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ちょ
Grade: 5
きん
Grade: 1
はこ > ばこ
Grade: 3
on'yomi kun'yomi
 貯金箱 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From (ちょ)(きん) (chokin, savings) + (ばこ) (bako, box; case; chest).

Pronunciation

Noun

(ちょ)(きん)(ばこ) (chokinbakoちよきんばこ (tyokinbako)?

  1. a bank (device used to store coins or currency)
    ブタの(ちょ)(きん)(ばこ)
    buta no chokinbako
    a piggy bank

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN