Word Meaning 身請金

みうけがね miukegane

身請金 is read as みうけがね (miukegane) and means money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage.

Meaning

English

  1. money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage

Reading

Kana

みうけがね

Romaji

miukegane

Writing Variants

  • 身請け金 みうけがね miukegane
  • 身請け金 みうけきん miukekin
  • 身請金 みうけきん miukekin
  • 身請銀 みうけがね miukegane

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 34481 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

身代金

みのしろきん

ransom

身請

みうけ

paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage

身代金要求

みのしろきんようきゅう

ransom demand

終身年金

しゅうしんねんきん

life pension

身柄

みがら

one's person

身振り

みぶり

gesture

身分証明書

みぶんしょうめいしょ

identification papers

身体障害者

しんたいしょうがいしゃ

(physically) disabled person

身障者

しんしょうしゃ

(physically) disabled person

身銭

みぜに

one's own money

身分不相応

みぶんふそうおう

beyond one's means or position

身分相応

みぶんそうおう

appropriate to one's lot in life