noun
The chemical element Au; used for the metal itself, gold objects, or gold leaf.
この指輪は純金でできている。
This ring is made of pure gold.
金のネクタイをしめてパーティーに行った。
He wore a gold tie to the party.
noun
Used in sports and competitions; often as 金メダル or simply 金.
彼はオリンピックで金を取った。
He won the gold at the Olympics.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
something precious; golden (figurative)
Metaphorical use for something highly valuable or ideal, as in 金の卵 or 金のくびき.
沈黙は金。
Silence is golden.
noun
Older or literary term for money; in modern Japanese お金 is more common.
金の切れ目が縁の切れ目。
When the money runs out, the relationship ends.
noun
sum of money
Used before an amount, e.g., 金100万円. Formal or written style.
金100万円也。
The sum of one million yen.
noun
Abbreviation of 金曜日 (きんようび). Common in schedules and casual writing.
See also: 金曜
次の会議は金の午後です。
The next meeting is on Friday afternoon.
noun, counter
Measure of gold purity; 24金 is 24-karat gold. Also used for gem weight.
このネックレスは18金です。
This necklace is 18-karat gold.
noun
One of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; associated with autumn, west, and the planet Venus.
See also: 五行
五行では、金は秋を象徴する。
In Wu Xing, metal symbolizes autumn.
noun
Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
Historical Chinese dynasty founded by the Jurchen people.
金は中国北部を支配した王朝の一つだ。
The Jin was one of the dynasties that ruled northern China.
noun
Colloquial abbreviation of 金玉 (きんたま). Vulgar; used mainly in male speech.
See also: 金玉
サッカーボールが金に当たって悶絶した。
The soccer ball hit his balls and he doubled over in pain.
金色 specifically means the color gold, while 金 can refer to the metal, color, or other meanings.
金曜日 is the full word for Friday; 金 is the common abbreviation.
金玉 is the full colloquial term for testicles; 金 is a clipped, vulgar abbreviation.
お金 is the standard polite word for money; 金 in the money sense is older or literary.
The kanji 金 originally depicted metal or gold. The reading きん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi, used in most compounds. The native Japanese reading かね (money/metal) is not used for this word.