金欠 (Kinketsu): Having No Money, Lack of Money

Meaning

English

having no money
lack of money

Reading

Kana

きんけつ

Romaji

kinketsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 103283 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

金甌無欠

きんおうむけつ

(a nation) having never been invaded by outside forces

金欠病

きんけつびょう

poverty

金利

きんり

interest rate

金髪

きんぱつ

blond hair

金権

きんけん

power of money

金石

きんせき

epigraph

金具

かなぐ

metal fittings

金平

きんぴら

chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

金婚式

きんこんしき

golden wedding (anniversary)

出欠

しゅっけつ

attendance or absence

欠

けつ

absence

間欠

かんけつ

intermittence

Example Sentences

7

金欠なんだ。

I'm broke.

今月は金欠なの。

Money's tight for me this month.

俺、金欠なんだよ。

I am short of money.

彼はいつも金欠だ。

He's always short of money.

今月はとても金欠だ。

Money's tight for me this month.

今ちょっと金欠なんだよ。

I'm a bit short of money now.

僕も行きたいけど、金欠だから行けない。

I'd like to come too, but I'm skint, so I can't.