金


This is the kanji for metal, money, and gold.

on readings:
  • kin
  • kon
kun readings:
  • kane
  • kana

examples:
現金 genkin cash
現金払い genkinbarai cash payment
現金正価 genkin seika cash price
針金 harigane wire
金具 kanagu metal fitting
金持ち kanemochi rich person
金沢 Kanazawa Kanazawa (capital of Ishikawa Prefecture)
基金 kikin fund, endowment
金魚 kingyo goldfish
金髪 kinpatsu blond
金星 kinsei Venus
金盞香 Kinsenka saku November 17 - 21
金継ぎ kintsugi the practice of repairing broken things with laquer and gold
金曜日 kinyoubi Friday
金属 kinzoku metal
お金 okane money
お金持ち okanemochi rich
資金 shikin funds
試金石 shikinseki touchstone, test
賞金 shōkin cash prize, prize money
集金 shūkin bill collecting
送金 sōkin remittance
即金 sokkin cash, payment in cash
大金 taikin large amount of money
預金 yokin deposit, bank account
郵便料金 yūbin ryōkin postage

links:
Japanese calander
Kintsugi
Wiktionary
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Last ∆ on 17 August 2026 by Bradley James Wogsland.