Word Meaning 時は金なり

ときはかねなり toki ha kanenari

時は金なり is read as ときはかねなり (toki ha kanenari) and means time is money.

Meaning

English

  1. time is money

Reading

Kana

ときはかねなり

Romaji

toki ha kanenari

Writing Variants

  • 時は金成り ときはかねなり toki ha kanenari
  • 時は金也 ときはかねなり toki ha kanenari

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Proverb Rank 24290 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一時金

いちじきん

bonus

黄金時代

おうごんじだい

golden age

金石併用時代

きんせきへいようじだい

Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)

時計回り

とけいまわり

clockwise rotation

時雨

じう

rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter

時間

じかん

hour

とき

tense

時々

ときどき

seasonal

時半

じはん

half past (the hour)

時には

ときには

at times

時として

ときとして

in some cases

時日

じじつ

date

Example Sentences

7

Time is money.

As the proverb says, time is money.

Mom often said time is money.

Mom often said time is money.

As the proverb says, "Time is money."

My father always used to say that time was money.

My mother always used to say time was money.