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[ぎん()·こう()]
ginkou
noun

English Meaning(s) for 銀行

noun
  1. bank; banking institution

Definition and Synonyms for 銀行

Bank Building a building in which the business of banking transacted
Synonyms: バンク, 銀行
Banking Concern a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities
Synonyms: バンク, 銀行
Bank the funds held by a gambling house or the dealer in some gambling games
Synonyms: 銀行
Bank a supply or stock held in reserve for future use (especially in emergencies)
Synonyms: 銀行

Meanings for each kanji in 銀行

» silver
» going; journey

Categories 銀行 is a member of

Depository a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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Financial Organisation an institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets
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Pecuniary Resource assets in the form of money
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Stockpile something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 銀行

Sample Sentences for 銀行

There's a bank on the corner.
The merger created the first largest bank in Japan.
I opened my account with the bank.
We must ask the bank for the loan.
Kyowa Bank and Saitama Bank merged into Asahi Bank ten years ago.

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while that would not work for me because i learned ginkou way before i learned gin, thats what i really like about kanjis. How they are made up of gin and walk. Its like learning a different way of thinking, like math. Maybe its just me but i really like that about Kanji lelarning.

#2 Posted by youstolemylife over 6 years ago

Me when memorizing this vocabulary: "The Silver Ranger goes to the bank."

#1 Posted by Monox D. I-Fly over 6 years ago


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