Safe - Kinko

Japanese: 金庫 - きんこ

〘noun〙① A warehouse where money and treasure are kept. A treasure trove. Also, figuratively, a source of funds. ※Western Affairs (1866-70)〈Fukuzawa Yukichi〉First: "The secretaries of both Houses of the Diet receive their salaries from the United States Treasury."② A box or room (made of steel, etc.) for storing valuables such as money and treasure, important documents, etc., and equipped with devices to protect against fire and theft. ※Fuzoku Gaho - Issue 209 (1900) Honcho: "Okura Safe Shop, located at 4-9, manufactures and sells safes."③ A state or public organization that handles cash disbursements. Or, a cash disbursement agency for a state or public organization. ④ A type of financial enterprise. A financial institution that operates a special type or scope of financing. The Norinchukin Bank, the Central Bank of Commerce and Industry, labor banks, credit unions, etc. ⑤ Financial institutions established with government funding to conduct financing for social or national policy purposes, such as the People's Bank before and during World War II, the Wartime Finance Bank, and the Reconstruction Finance Bank after the war.

Kana-gura [safe]

〘 noun 〙 = Kanegura (safe) ※ Human interest book, Shunju Nisshu (around 1844-61) 2 "The inside is completely exposed, and the Kanagura (treasury) is careless"

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 金銭や財宝を保管しておく倉庫。かねぐら。金蔵。また、比喩的に資金などの出どころ。※西洋事情（1866‐70）〈福沢諭吉〉初「両院の議事官は合衆国の金庫より給料を受け」② 金銭、財宝などの貴重品や重要書類などを保管し、火災、盗難などから防ぐ装置を設けてある（鋼鉄製などの）箱または室。※風俗画報‐二〇九号（1900）本町「大倉金庫店四丁目九番地にありて金庫を製造販売す」③ 現金出納の主体としての国家または公共団体。あるいは、国や公共団体の現金出納機関。④ 金融企業形態の一つ。特別な種類または範囲の金融を営む金融機関。農林中央金庫、商工組合中央金庫、労働金庫、信用金庫など。⑤ 政府の出資で、社会政策的または国策的な目的の金融を営むために設立された金融機関。第二次世界大戦前および戦時中の庶民金庫、戦時金融金庫や戦後の復興金融金庫など。