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あくじん【悪銭・惡錢】 : akujin | define meaning

akujin

Pronunciation: [ʔakud͡ʑiŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

Dirty money; easy money; ill-gotten wealth

Etymology

From あく【悪・惡】 aku "evil, bad" and じん【銭・錢】 jin "money". Related to standard Japanese あくせん【悪銭・惡錢】 akusen "dirty money".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「あくずィん」悪銭（アクセン）".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	悪銭惡錢
Kana	あくじん
Romanization	akujin
Pronunciation (IPA)	[ʔakud͡ʑiŋ̍]

意味：あくせん【悪銭・惡錢】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 9). あくじん【悪銭・惡錢】 : akujin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7811/akujin/.