ChiramiN5 kanji · 8 strokes
金 means gold, money
人 looks like a roof · 土 earth · 丷 two nuggets
金Memory trick
Two nuggets buried in the earth, under a roof: gold, money.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- gold
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) かね kane
かね (kane) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
From Chinese (onyomi) キン kin
キン (kin) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: コン kon, ゴン gon
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Common word
お金 おかね · okane
money
Built from
- 八 eight, split apart
- 王 king, jewel
- 𠆢 roof
- 丷 split apart
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Used in 32 kanji
丷 Used in 140 kanji
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What does 金 mean?
Right: 金 means gold, money.Not quite: 金 means gold, money.In お金, which reading does 金 use?
Right. お金 is read おかね (okane): 金 takes かね, its Japanese reading.Not quite. お金 is read おかね (okane): 金 takes かね, its Japanese reading.