VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

銀行

ぎんこう

hepburn ginkou

bank

Part of speech · noun

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Examples

銀行はどこですか。
Where is the bank?
銀行でお金をおろします。
I withdraw money at the bank.

Collocations

銀行 (ginkou, bank)銀行員 (ginkouin, bank teller)銀行口座 (ginkou kouza, bank account)銀行振込 (ginkou furikomi, bank transfer)ネット銀行 (netto ginkou, online bank)

Mnemonic

銀行 ginkou = 銀 (silver) + 行 (shop/conduct). Direct Sino-Japanese reading "silver-shop" → bank. Japanese finance infrastructure: megabanks (Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui, Mizuho) + regional banks + Japan Post Bank (yuucho) + credit unions (shinkin). Vocabulary cluster: ATM, 窓口 (madoguchi, teller window), 通帳 (tsuuchou, passbook), 振込 (furikomi, transfer). Transfer culture: even rent and utilities are paid via 銀行振込 — bank transfer takes priority over credit cards. The word condenses Japan's finance landscape into a single token.

Quick check

What Japanese financial practice does 銀行振込 refer to?