貯金箱

貯金箱

Japanese

Kanji in this term
貯	金	箱
ちょ Grade: 4	きん Grade: 1	はこ > ばこ Grade: 3

Etymology

貯金 (chokin, “savings”) +‎ 箱 (hako, “box; case; chest”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょき​んばこ [chòkíꜜǹbàkò] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞kʲĩmba̠ko̞]

Noun

貯金箱 (hiragana ちょきんばこ, rōmaji chokinbako)

1. a bank (device used to store coins or currency)

   ブタの貯 (ちょ)金 (きん)箱 (ばこ)

   buta no chokinbako

   a piggy bank