金 — how to write the kanji for “gold”
金 (“gold”) is a JLPT N5 kanji taught in first grade in Japan. In newspapers it is one of the hundred most used kanji (53rd). As one of the 214 traditional radicals it heads 456 kanji in KANJIDIC2. On its own it is the word kane, “money; metal”. Its common words take the reading kin: 献金 (“donation”), 資金 (“funds”), 金利 (“interest rate”) and 金融 (“finance”). Chinese reads it jīn, “gold”, at HSK 4.
- Strokes
- 8
- JLPT
- N5
- Radical
- 金 (“gold”)
- On
- キン, コン, ゴン
- Kun
- かね, かな-, -がね
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
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- 8
- Left-falling stroke ㇒topdown and left
- Right-falling stroke ㇏topdown and right
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Horizontal ㇐leftrightwards
- Vertical ㇑centerdownwards
- Dot ㇔bottom leftdown and right
- Left-falling stroke ㇒bottom rightdown and left
- Horizontal ㇐bottom leftrightwards
Japanese and Chinese
Japanese and Chinese draw all 8 strokes in the same order and direction, by our stroke-by-stroke comparison.
Under the radical 金
Trace it
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Readings
- On (Chinese-derived)
- キン kin, コン kon, ゴン gon (rare)
- Kun (native)
- かね kane, かな- kana-, -がね -gane
- Meanings
- gold
- Read kin
- 献金 資金 金利 金融 基金 年金
- School year
- first grade
- Newspaper rank
- 53rd of 2,500 (KANJIDIC2)
- Korean hanja
- 김 gim
- Common words
- 104 in JMdict
Words with 金
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 献金 | けんきん kenkin | donation; contribution |
| 資金 | しきん shikin | funds; capital |
| 金利 | きんり kinri | interest rate; interest |
| 金融 | きんゆう kin'yuu | finance; financing |
| 基金 | ききん kikin | fund; foundation |
| 年金 | ねんきん nenkin | annuity; pension |
| 料金 | りょうきん ryoukin | fee; charge |
| 現金 | げんきん genkin | cash; ready money |
| 金額 | きんがく kingaku | amount of money; sum |
| 預金 | よきん yokin | deposit; bank account |
Most common first (JMdict).
Practice sheet
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