金

gold

Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingキン、コン、ゴン

Kun readingかね、かな-、-がね

JLPT level: N5 Jōyō Grade 1

Meanings

goldRtK

money
metal

Synonyms

Popular Usage

Radicals and components

Radical金gold 釒variant

Mnemonic (RtK)

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metal (金) · umbrella · drop (丶) · king (王) · jewel (玉) · ball (玉)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 287

Compound words

safe; strongbox; cashbox; vault; strongroom

finance; financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money

金曜きんよう

Friday

現金げんきん

cash; ready money; money on hand; currency; mercenary

借金しゃっきん

debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money; number of games under the .500 mark

税金ぜいきん

tax; duty

金持ちかねもち

rich person; wealthy person

奨学金しょうがくきん

scholarship; stipend; bursary; grant-in-aid; student loan

金魚きんぎょ

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

集金しゅうきん

money collection

賞金しょうきん

prize money; monetary award; reward

金粉きんぷん

gold dust

金継ぎきんつぎ

kintsugi; repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.

金繕いきんつくろい

repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.

金田かねだ

Japanese name

黄金おうごん

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; excellent; superb

基金ききん

fund; foundation

金槌かなづち

hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone

換金かんきん

realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation

On Reading Examples

彼は報酬として金の時計をもらった。きん

He was given a gold watch as a reward.tatoeba

毎週、月火はピアノ、水金はダンスを習ってるの。すいきん

Every week I study piano on Monday and Tuesday, and dancing on Wednesday and Friday.tatoeba

彼は金庫を私に預けた。きんこ

He left his safe in my care.tatoeba

彼は金庫から私の金を盗んだ。きんこ

He stole my money from the safe.tatoeba

Kun Reading Examples

彼は貧乏だが金には無頓着だ。かね

He is poor, but he doesn't care about money.tatoeba

彼は必要以上の金を私に求めた。かね

He asked me for more money than was necessary.tatoeba

彼は非常に多くの金を本に使う。かね

He spends a great deal of money on books.tatoeba

彼は彼女に金をどう使ったか説明するよう求めた。かね

He required her to explain how she spent money.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は報酬として金の時計をもらった。

He was given a gold watch as a reward.tatoeba

彼は保険金として大金を受け取った。

He received a large sum in insurance benefit.tatoeba

彼は父親の手伝いをしに行ったのではなくお金を借りに行った。

He went not to help his father but to borrow money from him.tatoeba

彼は父親が金持ちである事を自慢している。

He is proud of his father being rich.tatoeba

鹿は煎餅の売店で客がお金を払うのを見計らって群がってくる。

Deer gather around you as soon as they see you buying Shika senbei at a senbei stand.wiki

左記の団体から固定資産税は歳入(財政に入るお金)へ入らない。

These institutions are exempt from paying Fixed Property Tax.wiki

- 金曜日の10時～16時

10:00 - 16:00 on Fridayswiki

週休2日制となってからは、土曜日が金曜日に変更されつつある。

After the introduction of a five-day work week system, the curry and rice meal has been moved from Saturday to Friday.wiki

一方、黄金餅は金持ちになれるといわれた。

On the other hand, Kogane-mochi was said to give you a fortune.wiki

また、大阪の金持ちの商人の事情にくわしかった。

He also knew well about rich merchants in Osaka.wiki

金額は1リットルあたり。

This amount is applicable to one liter.wiki

金額は地方によって相場が違う。

The amount of money generally considered, differs from region to region.wiki

----農業奨励・租税・金銭貸借

Encouraging agriculture, taxation, borrowing and lending moneywiki

土地改良には農民の金銭の負担はない。

The peasants did not have to pay for the land improvement.wiki

材質は金属器が多い。

Materials of the kensui for Senchado are mainly metal artifact.wiki

石、金属、木、藁、紙など

Stone, metal, wood, straw, paper, etc.wiki

国民生活金融公庫舞鶴支店

National Life Finance Corporation (NLFC), Maizuru Officewiki

附属金融工学研究センター

Research Center for Financial Engineering, attached to the Institutewiki

- 小さな金魚を掬う。

One scoops small gold fish.wiki

もともと金魚は縁起物として中国より伝わった。

Goldfish were originally brought to Japan from China as good luck charms.wiki

鉦を叩く撞木(しゅもく)は金槌型で、槌の部分はシカの角を用いる。

Shumoku is a wooden bell hammer for the gongs, and the head part is made from buckhorn.wiki

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