Chinese

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year metal; gold; money
simp. and trad.
(年金)

Pronunciation 1

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Noun

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年金

  1. pension
  2. annuity
  3. superannuation

Pronunciation 2

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Noun

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年金

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) annual salary
Synonyms
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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ねん
Grade: 1
きん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ねん)(きん) (nenkin

  1. pension
  2. annuity

Usage notes

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The word "pension" has been borrowed into Japanese as ペンション (penshon), but it means small hotel instead of annuity.

References

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  1. ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.