貯金

ちょきん

(bank) savings

Also:accumulated surplus of wins

What does 貯金 mean?

貯金 is a Japanese noun meaning (bank) savings in English. It can also be translated as accumulated surplus of wins depending on context. It is written as 貯金 in kanji, ちょきん in hiragana, and chokin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼女はお金をたくさん貯金している。

She put aside a lot of money.