What does the kanji 金 mean?

Memory hook

Two nuggets buried under a roof deep in the earth — GOLD, METAL, MONEY.

Main radical

Built from

• 金gold, metal 8 strokes
• 王king 4 strokes
• 八split apart 2 strokes
• 人person 2 strokes
• 并stroke shape, no meaning of its own 2 strokes

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

• お金おかねmoney
• 金槌かなづちhammer; someone who can't swim
• 針金はりがねwire
• 黄金おうごんgold; golden (prosperous, glorious)
• 金曜日きんようびFriday

More words with this kanji

• お金持ちおかねもちrich person, wealthy person
• 金かねmoney; metal, gold
• 代金だいきんprice, payment (for goods)
• 借金しゃっきんdebt, loan
• 料金りょうきんfee, charge
• 現金げんきんcash
• 税金ぜいきんtax
• 貯金ちょきんsavings
• 金属きんぞくmetal
• 金庫きんこsafe, vault
• 金融きんゆうfinance, banking
• 金銭きんせんmoney
• 金額きんがくamount of money, sum
• 奨学金しょうがくきんscholarship
• 賞金しょうきんprize money
• 返金へんきんrefund, repayment
• 金魚きんぎょgoldfish
• 集金しゅうきんcollection of money
• 募金ぼきんfundraising, collecting donations
• 基金ききんfund, endowment
• 大金たいきんa large sum of money
• 賃金ちんぎんwages
• 資金しきんfunds, capital
• 送金そうきんremittance