Meaning

Primary

A Fine

Alternative

Fine

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Penalty gold is the money you pay when you get a penalty. It's for a fine.

Reading

ばっきん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The ばつ gets changed to ばっ though, so don't get it wrong (or you'll get a 罰金!).

Context

Context Sentences

罰金については、また追って連絡します。

We’ll contact you shortly about the fine.

運転中にスマホをチラ見したところを警察に見られて、六千円の罰金を取られた。

The police saw me glancing at my phone while driving and gave me a 6,000 yen fine.

遅刻した社員に罰金を払わせようという提案がありました。

There was a proposal to have late employees pay a fine.

Kanji Composition