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N5 Kanji 66: 金
Meaning of kanji 金:

In Japanese, 金 means “gold; money”.
How to read kanji 金:
Kunyomi | かね |
Onyomi | きん |
How to write kanji 金:

Origin of kanji 金:

The original meaning of “金” is the stove to melt the gold. Now it only stands for “gold”.
And people use gold as money long time ago, so it has the meaning of “money” too.

Development of kanji 金:

Vocabulary containing kanji 金:
Word | Reading | Meaning |
---|---|---|
お金 | おかね | money |
金曜日 | きんようび | Friday |
お金持ち | おかねもち | rich man |
金額 | きんがく | amount of money |
年金 | ねんきん | pension |
資金 | しきん | funds |
料金 | りょうきん | fee |
金融 | きんゆう | finance |
税金 | ぜいきん | tax |
借金 | しゃっきん | debt |
金属 | きんぞく | metal |
金銭 | きんせん | money |
現金 | げんきん | cash |
賃金 | ちんぎん | wage |
代金 | だいきん | price |
黄金 | おうごん | golden |
預金 | よきん | deposit |
貯金 | ちょきん | savings |
基金 | ききん | fund |
金利 | きんり | interest rate |
金庫 | きんこ | safe |
引き金 | ひきがね | trigger |
金魚 | きんぎょ | goldfish |
金色 | きんいろ | golden |
大金 | たいきん | large sum of money |
罰金 | ばっきん | fine |
送金 | そうきん | money transfer |
入金 | にゅうきん | payment |
金髪 | きんぱつ | blonde |
募金 | ぼきん | donation |
針金 | はりがね | wire |
換金 | かんきん | cash exchange |
錬金 | ねりきん | alchemy |
賞金 | しょうきん | prize money |
敷金 | しききん | security deposit |
頭金 | あたまきん | down payment |
献金 | けんきん | donation |
合金 | ごうきん | alloy |
集金 | しゅうきん | collect money |
礼金 | れいきん | key money |
元金 | もときん | principal |
金星 | きんせい | Venus |
返金 | へんきん | refund |
前金 | まえきん | advance payment |
課金 | かきん | charging |
Example Sentences of kanji 金:
彼女はとても気前よくお金を出す。 She is very free with her money. 彼はよく金庫にお金を入れる。 He often puts money in a safe. 必要以上のお金を子供に渡すな。 Do not hand over more money than is necessary to a child. お金持ちはあまりお金を持っていない人を見下すことがある。 Sometimes rich people look down on other people who do not have much money. 木曜日よりむしろ金曜日においでいただきたい。 I would rather you came on Friday than on Thursday. |
Notes:
①N5 words containing kanji 金: 金曜日、お金. ②In daily life, people often use お金 to refer to “money”. お金 is a polite way of 金. The お is a prefix that means politeness or deference. ③You can use 金曜 to refer to “Friday” too. |
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そろそろお金を借りる
ここにお金はあんまりありません
お金はぜひ好きです。
ここの中で一番お金が好きです
お金と金はどちらが好きですか?