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金
Gold, Money, Metal
かね (kane), かな (kana)
JLPT N5
Interesting Fact
Today, money is mostly numbers on a screen. But when the kanji 金 was created, wealth was often measured in actual gold. That's why the same kanji means both "gold" and "money."
Memory Trick
This kanji looks like a bank emoji and bank is symbol of Money.
Readings
Onyomi: キン (kin), コン (kon)
Kunyomi: かね (kane), かな (kana)
Example Words
お金
おかね (okane)
Money
金曜日
きんようび (kinyoubi)
Friday
金色
きんいろ (kiniro)
Golden color
料金
りょうきん (ryoukin)
Fee, charge
Example Sentence
お金を貯めています。
おかね を ためています。
okane o tameteimasu
I am saving money.