金 — gold, money, metal

かね金 gold

U+91D1 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #53 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #269 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #167

Meanings

gold
money
metal

word

かね kane Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

金(かね) kane money お金(かね) okane money 金(かね) 持(もち) ち kanemochi rich person

きん kin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

金(きん) 融(ゆう) kinyuu finance 資(し) 金(きん) shikin funds 料(りょう) 金(きん) ryoukin fee 金(きん) 利(り) kinri interest rate 金(きん) 額(がく) kingaku amount of money 税(ぜい) 金(きん) zeikin tax 賃(ちん) 金(ぎん) chingin wages 借(しゃっ) 金(きん) shakkin debt 年(ねん) 金(きん) nenkin pension 現(げん) 金(きん) genkin cash 預(よ) 金(きん) yokin deposit 金(きん) 属(ぞく) kinzoku metal 基(き) 金(きん) kikin fund 金(きん) 銭(せん) kinsen money 代(だい) 金(きん) daikin price 貯(ちょ) 金(きん) chokin savings 金(きん) 曜(よう) 日(び) kinyoubi Friday 募(ぼ) 金(きん) bokin fundraising 金(きん) 糸(し) kinshi gold thread 金(きん) 曜(よう) kinyou Friday 金(きん) 魚(ぎょ) kingyo goldfish

こん kon On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

黄(おう) 金(ごん) ougon gold

Stroke order

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