基金 (ききん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

基金 (ききん) means fund / foundation / endowment.

See example sentences below.

基金 at a glance

基金

ききんkikin

N1noun

fund / foundation / endowment

基金ききんkikinN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

fund / foundation / endowment

Example 1

その基金は教育に使われます。

Translation

That fund is used for education.

Example 2

新しい基金を設立しました。

Translation

A new foundation was established.