金
かね
kane
JLPT N58 strokesKanjiLevel 10 - JLPT N5
Quick answer
金 is the kanji for "Gold". A common reading is かね (kane). You can practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
Gold
Also : Money · Metal · Friday
Readings
kunかね/ kanekunかな/ kanakunがね/ ganeonきん/ kinonこん/ kononごん/ gon
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
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Memory Aid
Meaning ·
A person holding up gold nuggets above the earth — precious metal glinting in sunlight, heavy and valuable, raised high to display its worth.
Reading ·
きん (kin) sounds like 'kin' — your kin (family) gets gold and money as inheritance.
Example Sentences
金曜日は友達と会います。
きんようびはともだちとあいます。
I meet friends on Friday.
お金がありません。
おかねがありません。
I don't have any money.
Vocabulary using 金
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