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).

お金(かね) okane money 金(かね) kane money 金(かね) 子(こ) kaneko Kaneko 金(かね) 持(もち) ち kanemochi rich person

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).

年(ねん) 金(きん) nenkin pension 入(にゅう) 金(きん) nyuukin deposit 出(しゅっ) 金(きん) shukkin withdrawal 金(きん) メダル kinmedaru gold medal 大(たい) 金(きん) taikin large sum of money サラ金(きん) sarakin consumer loan 金(きん) 糸(し) kinshi gold thread 金(きん) 曜(よう) 日(び) kinyoubi Friday

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).

黄(おう) 金(ごん) ougon gold

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).

金(かな) 沢(ざわ) kanazawa Kanazawa (city name)

Stroke order

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Components

Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.

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ぎん銀 silver てつ鉄 iron ろく録 record かがみ鏡 mirror ぜに銭 coin こう鉱 mineral どう銅 copper はり針 needle はがね鋼 steel すず鈴 small bell

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

#167 金 metal

金 — gold, money, metal

Meanings

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).

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (32)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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金 — gold, money, metal

Meanings

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).

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (32)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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General

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).