Japanese
| Kanji in this term
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| 頭
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金
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あたま Grade: 2
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きん Grade: 1
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| yutōyomi
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Etymology
頭 (atama, “head”) + 金 (-kin, “money”)
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) あたまきん [àtámákíń] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA(key): [a̠ta̠ma̠kʲĩɴ]
Noun
頭金 • (atamakin)
- a deposit (money given as an initial payment) or down payment (payment representing a fraction of the price)