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金 kanji
gold
- JLPT level
- N5 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 1 (elementary school)
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On readings
キンコンゴン
Kun readings
かねかな--がね
Words with 金
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —截金metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs; cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)
- —金鍼gold needle (esp. an acupuncture needle)
- —積金reserve fund; savings; deposit
- —金竜golden dragon
- —金笊metal basket (for deep-frying, etc.); metallic basket
- —金闕palace gate; imperial palace
- —俄成金overnight millionaire
- —義捐金donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
- —金環蝕annular eclipse
- —金ぞくmetal
- —金ぱくgold leaf; gold foil; beaten gold
- —金ムクpure gold
- —金眼鯛splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
- —資金繰fundraising; financing; cash flow
- —成り金upstart; nouveau riche; new money; new rich; coming into wealth suddenly; piece promoted to gold general
- —一歩金ichibukin; Edo-period rectangular gold coin worth a quarter ryō
- —仮払金temporary advance (of money)
- —価千金priceless; invaluable
- —金バエgreenbottle fly (esp. species Lucilia caesar)
- —金ぴかgolden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny