黄金

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See also: 黃金

Chinese[edit]

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 黃金 (“gold; poop; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 黃金).
Notes:

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
おう
Grade: 2
こん > ごん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
黃金 (kyūjitai)

/wauɡon//wɔːɡon//oːɡon/

From Middle Chinese 黃金 (MC hwang kim, “yellow + metal”). Compare modern Cantonese wong4 gam1.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(おう)(ごん) (ōgonわうごん (waugon)?

  1. the metal gold (Au)
  2. the colour gold
  3. money, more specifically, the large 大判 (ōban) gold coins formerly used in Japan.
Usage notes[edit]

The ōgon reading is the more common on'yomi for this term.

Synonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
きん
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
黃金 (kyūjitai)

/kwaukin//kwɔːkin//koːkin/

From Middle Chinese 黃金 (MC hwang kim, “yellow + metal”). Compare modern Min Nan reading hông-kim.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(こう)(きん) (kōkinくわうきん (kwaukin)?

  1. (obsolete) money
  2. (obsolete) the metal gold (Au)
  3. (obsolete) the color gold
Usage notes[edit]

The ōgon reading is the more common on'yomi for this term.

Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かね > がね
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
黃金 (kyūjitai)

Compound of (ki, yellow) +‎ (kane, metal).[2] The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(がね) (kigane

  1. (rare) the metal gold (Au)
  2. (rare) money
    In modern Japanese, often refers more specifically to the large 大判 (ōban) or smaller 小判 (koban) gold coins formerly used in Japan.
Usage notes[edit]

The kogane reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term.[2][1]

Etymology 4[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かね > がね
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
黃金 (kyūjitai)

Variant of kigane above.[2]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(がね) (kugane

  1. the metal gold (Au)
  2. money
Usage notes[edit]

The kogane reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term.

Etymology 5[edit]

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
かね > がね
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
黃金 (kyūjitai)

Variant of kugane above.[2][1]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

()(がね) (kogane

  1. the metal gold (Au)
  2. money
  3. the color gold
  4. short for 黄金の泥 (kogane no dei): powdered gold suspended in a base and used as a paint
Usage notes[edit]

The kogane reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term.

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN