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    3. 時は金なり

    時は金なり

    時ときは​金かねな​り​

    time is money

    KMT8Ref L1ExpressionsBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab27 strokes

    時は金也時は金成り

    ときはかねなり

    Expressions

    1.
    time is money
    proverb

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    時ときは金かねなり、だから時じ間かんを無む駄だにするな。

    Time is money, so don't waste time.

    KMT7Business & FinanceDaily Life
    ビジネスの世せ界かいでは、時ときは金かねなりという考かんがえ方かたが重じゅう要ようだ。

    In the business world, the idea that time is money is important.

    KMT8Business & FinanceWork & Career
    効こう率りつ的てきな仕し事ごとは、時ときは金かねなりという哲てつ学がくに基もとづいている。

    Efficient work is based on the philosophy that time is money.

    KMT8Business & FinanceWork & Career
    彼かれは時ときは金かねなりを信しんじ、毎まい日にち計けい画かく的てきに行こう動どうしている。

    He believes that time is money and acts systematically every day.

    KMT8Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    プロジェクトの遅ち延えんは、時ときは金かねなりという原げん則そくに反はんし、大おおきな損そん失しつを招まねく可か能のう性せいがある。

    Project delays go against the principle that time is money and can lead to significant losses.

    KMT9Business & FinanceWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    時
    とき・-どき…(3)
    time・hour
    Kanji
    金
    かね・かな-・-がね…(8)
    gold
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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