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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