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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