- 金脈
- きんみゃく
(questionable) financial connections
vein of gold* * *きんみゃく【金脈】①[鉱脈] a vein of gold 金の鉱脈.②[人間]financial supporter〖C〗 資金を出してくれる人.* * *きんみゃく【金脈】1 〔金鉱脈〕 a vein [lode] of gold; a gold vein [lode].2 〔資金源〕 a source of funds [financial backing]; a financial supporter [backer]. [=きんしゅ1]●あの人には有力な金脈がある. That person has a powerful [an influential] source of funds. | That person has powerful financial backing.
●中野氏の金脈を探る. We investigate the source of Nakano's funds.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.