English–Japanese

“fund” in Japanese

Japanese

Alsoファンド (fando)

Romajikikin

この基金は学生を支えます。ko no ki kin wa gaku sei o sasa e ma su

This fund supports students.

“Fund” in Japanese is 基金 (kikin).

A fund gathers resources in advance so a particular activity or need can be supported.

卒業生は奨学金の基金に寄付しました。sotsu gyō sei wa shō gaku kin no ki kin ni ki fu shi ma shi ta

The graduates donated to a scholarship fund.

English speakers often hear foundation as an organization, whereas 基金 (kikin) usually refers to the money and 財団 (zaidan) refers to the organization.

fando

nounfund

このファンドは海外の企業に投資しています。ko no fa n do wa kai gai no ki gyō ni tō shi shi te i ma su

This fund invests in overseas companies.