Dictionary/元金がんきんGankinAlso read: もときん元金 (Gankin) is a Japanese noun meaning “principal, capital, seed money”.Meaningsnounprincipalnouncapital; seed moneyKanji in 元金元beginning金goldRelated words元origin金money金gold (metal)黄金goldお金money元気lively借金debt元々originally地元home area現金cash身元(one's) identity資金funds