Kanji

金

gold

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

金部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

キン, コン, ゴン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かね, かな-, -がね

Nanori (Name Reading)

か, かな, かね

Common Readings

キン, コン, かな, かね

Example sentences

かね
旅行 行く ため もっと 貯める 必要 ある

I need to save more money to go on a trip.

傭兵 ようへい
ため 戦う 傭兵 として 雇われた

He was hired as a mercenary who fights for money.

お金 おかね
たくさん お金 持っている

He has a lot of money.

苦しい くるしい
生活 苦しくて 趣味 充てる お金 ない

Life is hard, and I have no money to spend on hobbies.

金髪 きんぱつ
彼女 イメージチェンジ ため 金髪 染めた

She dyed her hair blond to change her image.

金属 きんぞく
水銀 常温 液体 である 唯一 金属

Mercury is the only metal that is liquid at room temperature.

なまり
非常に 重く 加工 しやすい 金属

Lead is a very heavy metal that is easy to process.

金色 きんいろ
夕日 照らされて 金色 輝いている

The sea is shining golden, illuminated by the setting sun.

波打つ なみうつ
強風 煽られて 金色 稲穂 波打っている

The golden ears of rice were undulating in the strong wind.

黄金 おうごん
その 仏像 純粋 黄金 作られている

That Buddha statue is made of pure gold.

Example Vocabulary

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