金 — gold, money, metal
おかね
金
gold
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
8 strokes
money
color
U+91D1
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
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).
きん ・ぎん kin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
こん ・ごん kon On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
かな kana 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).
Appears in idioms
Components
Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.