礼金

See also: 禮金

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 礼金 – see 禮金 (“betrothal money for the bride's family during engagement; gift of money; monetary gift; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 禮金).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
礼 金
れい
Grade: 3		 きん
Grade: 1
kan’on
Alternative spelling
禮金 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 礼 (rei, “gratitude”) +‎ 金 (kin, “money”). First cited in 1678.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

礼(れい)金(きん) • (reikin) 

  1. [date uncertain] (real estate) key money: an amount of money paid to a landlord to start a lease agreement, usually non-refundable and separate from the deposit, and often a set multiple of the monthly rent amount
    Coordinate term: 敷金 (shikikin, “deposit, security to lease or rent a property”)
  2. [from 1678] an amount of money given as thanks for something
    Synonyms: 謝礼金 (shareikin), 謝金 (shakin)

Usage notes

The custom of a non-refundable gift of reikin or key money to start a lease is more common in eastern Japan than in western Japan. See Key_money#Japan for more details.

References
  1. “礼金”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  4. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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