銀行

ぎんこう

Bank

N5noun·ginkou

How to remember it

銀 (silver/money) + 行 (place) — the place that keeps your silver.

Example sentences

  • 銀行でお金をおろします。

    ぎんこうでおかねをおろします。

    I withdraw money at the bank.

  • 銀行は九時から開きます。

    ぎんこうはくじからあきます。

    The bank opens at nine o'clock.

Usage

Sino-Japanese noun; branches counted with 支店, pairs with 郵便局.

Related words

お金ATM郵便局

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