Japanese symbol for “cash”
現金
げんきん
Romaji: genkin
cash; ready money; money on hand; currency
In Japanese, cash is 現金, read げんきん (genkin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n cash; ready money; money on hand; currency
- adj-na mercenary; self-interested; calculating
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cash”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金銭 | きんせん kinsen | money; cash |
| 生 | なま nama | cash |
| キャッシュ | キャッシュ kyasshu | cash |
| 黄金 | おうごん ougon | money (esp. ōban coin); cash |
| 鳥目 | ちょうもく choumoku | cash; money; zeni coin |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 現れ | あらわれ araware | embodiment; manifestation; materialization |
| 現実 | げんじつ genjitsu | reality; actuality; hard fact |
| 表現 | ひょうげん hyougen | expression; representation; description |
| 現場 | げんば genba | actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.) |
| 現代 | げんだい gendai | present age; present day; contemporary |
| お金 | おかね okane | money |
| 資金 | しきん shikin | funds; capital |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cash”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.