noun
bank; banking institution
A financial institution that accepts deposits, lends money, and provides other financial services. The standard modern term.
銀行でお金を下ろした。
I withdrew money at the bank.
彼は銀行に勤めている。
He works at a bank.
Standard kanji spelling; the word is almost always written in kanji.
From Chinese 銀行 (yínháng), literally 'silver' + 'guild/company', referring to a financial institution. The term was adopted in Japan during the Meiji period as modern banking was introduced.