The Japanese vocabulary「お金 (おかね、okane)」means “money.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | お金 |
| Hiragana | おかね |
| Romaji Reading | okane |
| English Meaning | money
(Polite Form) |
| Key Word | 金 |
| Hiragana | かね |
| Romaji Reading | kane |
| English Meaning | money
(Plain Form) |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
| Japanese Sentence | ATMでお金を下ろす。 |
| Romaji Reading | Ētīemu de okane o orosu. |
| English Meaning | I’ll withdraw money from an ATM. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | ATMでお金を下ろします。 |
| Romaji Reading | Ētīemu de okane o oroshimasu. |
| English Meaning | I’ll withdraw money from an ATM. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | お金を使い果たした。 |
| Romaji Reading | Okane o tsukai hatashita. |
| English Meaning | I ran out of money. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | お金を使い果たしました。 |
| Romaji Reading | Okane o tsukai hatashimashita. |
| English Meaning | I ran out of money. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | お金をポケットに入れたまま洗濯してしまった。 |
| Romaji Reading | Okane o poketto ni ireta mama sentaku shite shimatta. |
| English Meaning | Unfortunately, I did laundry with money in my pocket. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | お金をポケットに入れたまま洗濯してしまいました。 |
| Romaji Reading | Okane o poketto ni ireta mama sentaku shite shimaimashita. |
| English Meaning | Unfortunately, I did laundry with money in my pocket. (Polite Form) |
