noun

  1. cash, ready money, money on hand, currency.

adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. mercenary, self-interested, calculating.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
現金 げんきん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

present, existing, actual
ゲン あらわ.れる うつ.つ (5th, N3)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
see, hopes, chances
み.る ケン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン ニン がい (Kentei 1)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide