Moji Ninja

金 — gold; money

金 means “gold; money”. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: キン (kin), コン (kon). Kun'yomi: かね (kane). You'll see it in words such as お金 (okane, “money”).

金
Stroke order of 金
Meaning
gold; money
On'yomi
キン (kin), コン (kon)
Kun'yomi
かね (kane)
Strokes
8
Level
JLPT N5 · set Days & elements

How to remember 金

Under a roof (人) the king (王) hides two gold nuggets. Gold is money.

Parts: 人 person; roof · 王 king

Words with 金

WordReadingMeaning
お金おかね okane kunmoney
金メダルきんメダル kinmedaru ongold medal
金きん kin ongold

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