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代金 (だいきん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N3 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
price ; charge ; payment
Refers to the money paid for goods or services, often in commercial or transactional contexts. Similar to 料金 but 代金 emphasizes the price of a specific item or purchase.
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I transferred the payment for the goods I ordered online.
Kanji 代 substitute, change, convert Similar words 料りょう 金きん 料金 is used for service charges or fares (e.g., phone charges, admission fees), while 代金 is more common for the price of goods or a specific purchase.
価か 格かく 価格 is a general term for price or value, often used in economic or formal contexts, whereas 代金 focuses on the actual payment amount in a transaction.
Etymology Compound of 代 (だい, 'substitute, charge') and 金 (きん, 'money'). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word has been used since at least the Edo period to mean payment for goods.
