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現ナマ
gennama
cold cash, hard cash
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  1. gennama cold cash, hard cash
How it's used

Slang, used in casual speech or crime/yakuza contexts; emphasizes physical banknotes, unlike neutral 現金.

現ナマで払ってくれ。
Gennama de haratte kure.
Pay me in cash.

彼は現ナマを好む。
Kare wa gennama o konomu.
He prefers hard cash.

⚖️ 現金 is the neutral term; 現ナマ is rougher and often implies illicit or large cash.

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Kanji Breakdown
現
Present, Existing, Actual
On: げん Kun: あらわ.れる,あらわ.す,うつつ,うつ.つ
11 strokes N3
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Noun (名詞)
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現ナマは〜です。 / 〜の現ナマ

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