礼金

See also: 禮金

Chinese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 礼金 – see 禮金 (“betrothal money for the bride's family during engagement; gift of money; monetary gift; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 禮金).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
礼	金
れい Grade: 3	きん Grade: 1
kan’on

Alternative spelling
禮金 (kyūjitai)

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Key money

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Etymology edit

Compound of 礼 (rei, “gratitude”) +‎ 金 (kin, “money”). First cited in 1678.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) れーきん [rèékíń] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːkʲĩɴ]

Noun edit

礼(れい)金(きん) • (reikin)

[date uncertain] (real estate) key money: an amount of money paid to a landlord to start a lease agreement, usually non-refundable and separate from the deposit, and often a set multiple of the monthly rent amount
Coordinate term: 敷金 (shikikin, “deposit, security to lease or rent a property”)
[from 1678] an amount of money given as thanks for something
Synonyms: 謝礼金 (shareikin), 謝金 (shakin)

Usage notes edit

The custom of a non-refundable gift of reikin or key money to start a lease is more common in eastern Japan than in western Japan. See Key_money#Japan for more details.

References edit

^ “礼金”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[KDJ2-1] “礼金”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-3] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

[SMK5-4] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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