金 Kanji – gold
The Japanese kanji 金 can mean gold.
Meaning and Readings
How is 金 read?
金 has the onyomi readings キン, コン, ゴン and the kunyomi readings かね, かな-, -がね.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kin, kon, gon, kane, kana, gane.
Common Japanese Words Using 金
These common Japanese words contain 金. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- お金（おかね） — money
- 金糸雀（カナリア） — canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
- 一時金（いちじきん） — single amount (of money), one-off payment, lump sum
- 黄金（おうごん） — gold (Au)
- 黄金時代（おうごんじだい） — golden age
- 課徴金（かちょうきん） — charges (i.e. fees)
- 換金（かんきん） — realization (of goods into money), conversion (into money), liquidation
- 基金（ききん） — fund, foundation
- 寄金（ききん） — contribution, donation
- 貴金属（ききんぞく） — precious metal
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