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What is the Kanji for 'Gold'? | 金

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Gold', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Gold' is 金.

    kanji

    金

    Meaning

    Gold

    Reading

    kunyomiかね

    kane

    かな

    kana

    onyomiきん

    kin

    こん

    kon

    Parts

    全Whole, All 丷Divide

    Example Word

    金曜日: Friday. The Japanese noun '金曜日 (きんようび)' means 'Friday'. It is one of the days of the week in the Japanese calendar. The word is composed of three kanji: 金 (きん, meaning 'gold' or 'metal'), 曜 (よう, meaning 'day of the week'), and 日 (び, meaning 'day'). Together, they form the word for Friday. Example sentences: Today is Friday「今日は金曜日です」(きょうはきんようびです). I have a meeting on Friday「金曜日に会議があります」(きんようびにかいぎがあります).

    Radical

    金

    Stroke Count

    8

    JLPT

    N5

    Grade

    1

    Frequency

    113

    Radical Form

    釒

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 金

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    kanji

    全

    Meaning

    Whole, All

    radical

    丷

    Meaning

    Divide

金 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of 8 other kanji:

    kanji

    鍋

    Meaning

    Pot

    kanji

    銘

    Meaning

    Inscription

    kanji

    録

    Meaning

    Record

    kanji

    鎮

    Meaning

    Suppress, Tranquilize

    kanji

    鉄

    Meaning

    Iron

    kanji

    錬

    Meaning

    Refine, Tempering

    kanji

    鈍

    Meaning

    Blunt, Dull

    kanji

    鈴

    Meaning

    Small bell, Buzzer

Words Using 金

This kanji is used in 28 words:

    word

    大金

    Meaning

    Large amount of money

    word

    税金

    Meaning

    Tax

    word

    敷金

    Meaning

    Deposit

    word

    料金

    Meaning

    Fee

    word

    資金

    Meaning

    Funds

    word

    現金

    Meaning

    Cash

    word

    金融

    Meaning

    Finance

    word

    金庫

    Meaning

    Safe

    word

    金額

    Meaning

    Amount

    word

    預金

    Meaning

    Deposit

    word

    金銭

    Meaning

    Money

    word

    金持ち

    Meaning

    Rich

    word

    借金

    Meaning

    Debt

    word

    奨学金

    Meaning

    Scholarship

    word

    代金

    Meaning

    Payment

    word

    黄金

    Meaning

    Gold

    word

    送金

    Meaning

    Remittance

    word

    賃金

    Meaning

    Wages

    word

    罰金

    Meaning

    Fine

    word

    金曜日

    Meaning

    Friday

    word

    金もうけ

    Meaning

    Moneymaking

    word

    金利

    Meaning

    Interest

    word

    金

    Meaning

    Money, Metal

    word

    金属

    Meaning

    Metal

    word

    貯金

    Meaning

    Savings

    word

    金色

    Meaning

    Gold

    word

    入金

    Meaning

    Deposit

    word

    年金

    Meaning

    Pension

Kanji Related to 金 Through the Part 全

These 2 kanji contain the part 全 as well.

    kanji

    栓

    Meaning

    Plug, Stopper

    kanji

    詮

    Meaning

    Elucidate

Kanji Related to 金 Through the Part 丷

These 10 kanji contain the part 丷 as well.

    kanji

    平

    Meaning

    Flat

    kanji

    米

    Meaning

    Rice

    kanji

    率

    Meaning

    Command, Proportion

    kanji

    半

    Meaning

    Half

    kanji

    羊

    Meaning

    Sheep

    kanji

    摂

    Meaning

    Take in, Vicarious

    kanji

    弟

    Meaning

    Younger brother

    kanji

    火

    Meaning

    Fire

    kanji

    帝

    Meaning

    Emperor, Sovereign

    kanji

    曽

    Meaning

    Formerly

Learn the Kanji 金

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What does 金 mean?

金 means 'Gold'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in First Grade, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N5 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.

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