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金 kanji: gold, money, metal

金 is a JLPT N5 kanji with 8 strokes. It is read キン, コン, ゴン, かね.

Meaning
gold, money, metal, Friday
On'yomi
キン, コン, ゴン
Kun'yomi
かね, かな-, -がね
Strokes
8
JLPT level
N5
School grade
Elementary school grade 1

How to write 金: stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Each step adds one stroke. The newest stroke is red and numbered at its starting point.

How to remember 金

A person with dots under a roof: nuggets of gold beneath the earth.

Words that use 金

Example sentence

お金がありません。

I don't have any money.

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Questions about 金

What does 金 mean?
金 means gold, money, metal, Friday.
How do you read 金?
金 has the on'yomi キン, コン, ゴン and the kun'yomi かね, かな-, -がね.
How many strokes does 金 have?
金 is written with 8 strokes. It is a JLPT N5 kanji.

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