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金
gold · money · metal
N5On: きん、こんKun: かね、かな
Memory Aid
The kanji 金 originally depicted a lump of gold or unrefined metal with two ingots beneath it, clearly representing 'gold' or 'metal'.
'Kin' — A 'KINg' always has lots of GOLD and MONEY.
Imagine the top two strokes as a 'roof' over a 'treasure chest' (the boxy part), which contains 'gold nuggets' (the bottom two dots) and 'money'.
Vocabulary
お金おかねmoney
金曜日きんようびFriday
金色きんいろgold color
料金りょうきんfee
金魚きんぎょgoldfish
Example Sentences
お金は大事です。
Money is important.
明日は金曜日ですね。
Tomorrow is Friday, isn't it?
金色の花瓶を買いました。
I bought a gold-colored vase.
その店の料金はとても高いです。
The fee at that store is very expensive.