JLPT N5 · 8 strokes
Kanji 金: "gold"
The kanji 金 means "gold". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read キン, コン, ゴン in on'yomi and かね, かな-, -がね in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
キンコンゴン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かねかな--がね
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | gold |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 53 of 2,501 |
Common words with 金
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 金money · metal
- お金money
- 金gold (metal) · gold (color)
- 金髪blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
- 金色gold (colour, color)
- 金属metal
- 黄金gold (Au) · golden; prosperous; excellent; superb
- 借金debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money · number of games under the .500 mark
- 金額amount of money; sum
- 資金funds; capital
- 金持ちrich person; wealthy person
- 大金large amount of money; great cost
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