ぎんこう
Meanings
Noun
1. 預金を受け入れ、それを原資として貸付けを行ない、また、預金の口座において決済を行なう金融機関。
2. 銀行法においては、内閣総理大臣の免許を受けて銀行業を営む者をいい、銀行業とは、預金又は定期積金の受入れと資金の貸付け又は手形の割引とを併せ行うこと又は為替取引を行うことのいずれかを行う営業をいう。
法律
3. 貯蔵し、必要に応じ払い出す機能を持った機関。
比喩的。英語"bank"の訳、近時は「バンク」をそのまま使用する例が多い
4. 堅実で間違いのないものの比喩。
俗語
Kanji used
silver
go
Pitch accent
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Composed of
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
① ある場所へ行くこと。
Used in vocabulary (71 in total)
① 銀行に勤務する職員。行員。
bank robbery; bank robber
Examples (86 in total)
I'm going to the bank.
I have to withdraw some cash from the bank.
I have to go to the bank.
Is there a bank nearby?
Please go to the bank.
He works at a bank.
There's a bank on the corner.
He is employed in a bank.
Is there a bank near here?
There's a bank in front of the station.
The bank isn't open on Sundays.
Are banks open on Monday?
He's the president of the bank.
The bank shuts late on Fridays.
She continued her job in the bank.
Where is the bank?
His money is in the bank.
This building also is a bank.
How much money do you have in the bank?
Is there a bank near the station?
Deposit your money in the bank.
My brother works in a bank.
Please tell me the bank's number.
My sister is a secretary at a bank.
She deposited a large sum of money in the bank.
Why did Tom go to the bank?
Tom is an able banker.
I opened my account with the bank.
The burglars broke into the bank at night.
Your father works for a bank, doesn't he?
This is a post office and that's a bank.
I ran across an old friend near the bank.
He is a clerk at the Bank of Washington.
He went to the bank and changed his money.
The post office is just across from the bank.
A gang of thieves broke into the bank.
Where is the nearest bank?
The car pulled up in front of the bank.
She then proceeded to negotiate with her bank.
There's a bank in front of the hotel.
I can't get my money out of the bank today.
My sister works in a bank as a secretary.
Money circulates through the banking system.
He deposited a lot of money in the bank.
She kept her valuables in the bank for safety.
Tom has a Swiss bank account.
Jane went to the bank to take out some money.
I put ten thousand yen into the bank every month.
Bank lending is rising because of lower interest rates.
Neither Tom nor Mary has any money in the bank.
He entered the bank disguised as a guard.
The new bank is on Baker Street.
He opened a checking account with the bank.
I saw them enter the bank.
Will you show me the way to the bank?
The police observed the man enter the bank.
Two men wearing masks robbed the bank.
Is there a bank where I can exchange yen for dollars?
As soon as he left, the bank closed.
Is there a nearby branch of a Japanese bank?
He keeps all his savings in the bank.
The bank has branches in all parts of the country.
He made a favorable impression on his bank manager.
Gangsters robbed a bank of thousands of dollars.
The bank reassured us that our money was safe.
Go along this street and turn right at the bank.
The bank holds a mortgage on his building.
I put the money in a three-year time deposit at the bank.
The two banks consolidated and formed a single large bank.
"If you don't hurry, the bank will close." "Ah, I have decided to go to the bank tomorrow."
First I'll go to the bank, and then I'll buy the tickets.
Keep on going. You'll see a bank on your left.
Would you please check this matter with your bank?
According to John, the bank closes at 3 p.m.
While employed at the bank, he taught economics at college.
He borrowed money from the bank to finance his home.
He's in debt to the bank because he bought that big house.
The bank opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 3 p.m.
Tom has over three million dollars deposited in that bank.
The bank is three blocks away.
How late is the bank open?
The shop is across from the bank.
The bank lent him 500 dollars.
A gang of three robbed the bank in broad daylight.
I have a deposit of 500,000 yen at the bank.
The Mitsubishi Bank merged with the Bank of Tokyo.