残金

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 残金, read ざんきん, means an amount still to be paid or money still available.
• Basic usage: It is used for paying the outstanding amount when receiving an item or checking money left in an account.
  • 商品の受け取り時に残金を支払った。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• An outstanding amount and available funds
  • In 残金を支払う, it is an amount still owed; in 口座の残金, it is money remaining in the account.