しきん

See also: しぎん and じきん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しきん – see the following entries.

【至近】 [noun] (something) very nearby, close

【試金】 [noun] an assay (of ore, minerals, or metal) [verb] to assay the composition (of ore, etc.)

【資金】 [noun] a fund, funds, capital

【賜金】 [noun] a grant of money (from the government or the Emperor)

【鷙禽】 [noun] bird of prey

(This term, しきん (shikin), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 至緊, 私金, 紫金, 紫禁.)