金

gold

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キンコンゴン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

-がねかな-かね

Nanori (名乗り)

かんきむここのん

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:1

Strokes:8

JLPT:N5

Frequency:53

Vocabulary

キン

Word	Reading	Meaning
一時金	イチジキン	single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
課徴金	カチョウキン	charges (i.e. fees)
換金	カンキン	realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
基金	キキン	fund; foundation
寄金	キキン	contribution; donation

コン

Word	Reading	Meaning
金剛	コンゴウ	vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
金堂	コンドウ	main temple structure (sanctuary, hall)
金冠	コンカン	gold crown (tooth); golden crown; coronet; crown made out of gold
金剛手	コンゴウシュ	Vajrapani; wielder of the vajra
金剛石	コンゴウセキ	diamond

ゴン

Word	Reading	Meaning
黄金	オウゴン	gold (Au); golden; prosperous; excellent; superb; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
黄金時代	オウゴンジダイ	golden age
黄金国	オウゴンコク	El Dorado; legendary land of wealth
黄金術	オウゴンジュツ	alchemy
黄金崇拝	オウゴンスウハイ	mammon worship

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
お金	おかね	money
金	かね	money; metal
金	かな	money; metal
金	きん	gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money; gold coin; sum (of money); Friday; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat; metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing); Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty; gold general; testicles
金具	かなぐ	metal fittings; metal fixtures

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

needle, pin, staple, stinger

rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some

whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill

row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal

too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder

meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join

virtuous, good, goodness

void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth

angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare