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金
JLPT N5 SL1 8 strokes Frequency: #28

Meanings

gold, money

Radicals

金

Decomposition

βΏ±δΊΊβΏ»ηŽ‹δΈ·

Etymology

Pictographic: A cast-iron bell

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
2 diagonal right-to-left
3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 vertical right-to-left
6 dot bottom-to-top
7 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
8 horizontal bottom-to-top
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
キン kin

Used in compound words

コン kon

Alternative reading

ゴン gon
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
かね kane

Metal, money

かγͺ kana

Prefix

Words Using This Kanji

1343 words total
Other (20 words)
用金 γ‚ˆγ†γγ‚“

public money

ιžι‡‘ε±žε…ƒη΄  γ²γγ‚“γžγγ’γ‚“γ

nonmetallic element

配当金 はいとうきん

dividend

ζ ͺ金 かぢきん

(money for) stock investment

ζ ͺ式配当金 かぢしきはいとうきん

stock dividend

θΌΈε…₯θͺ²εΎ΄ι‡‘ ゆにゅうかけょうきん

surcharge on imports

手金 てきん

deposit

ζ‰‹δ»˜ι‡‘ て぀けきん

deposit

ζ‰‹εˆ‡γ‚Œι‡‘ γ¦γŽγ‚Œγγ‚“

consolation money

損金 そんきん

financial loss

手提げ金庫 てさげきんこ

portable safe

εœŸι‘žι‡‘ε±ž γ©γ‚‹γ„γγ‚“γžγ

earth metal

貯金局 けょきんきょく

(Japanese) Postal Savings Bureau

γ―γ—γŸι‡‘ γ―γ—γŸγŒγ­

paltry sum of money

断金 だんきん

close friendship (i.e. strong enough to cut metal)

証拠金 しょうこきん

deposit (e.g. on the purchase of a house)

ε–γ‚Šη«‹γ¦ι‡‘ γ¨γ‚ŠγŸγ¦γγ‚“

money collected

送金受取人 γγ†γγ‚“γ†γ‘γ¨γ‚Šγ«γ‚“

remittee

送金鑍 γγ†γγ‚“γŒγ

amount of remittance

送金為替 そうきんかわせ

remittance bill