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Translingual[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
Han character[edit]
金 (radical 167, 金+0, 8 strokes, cangjie input 金 (C), four-corner 80109, composition ⿱人⿻王丷)
- Kangxi radical #167, ⾦.
Derived characters[edit]
- Index:Chinese radical/金
- 𠊄, 凎, 唫, 崯, 惍, 捦, 淦, 𫆤, 𣔋, 琻, 𥇶, 碒, 𥟨, 䘳, 𥺻, 䋮, 𫋆, 𫍀, 趛, 㕋, 崟, 菳, 㾣, 𥦨, 𥯀, 䦦, 淾
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 1295, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40152
- Dae Jaweon: page 1795, character 13
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 4167, character 1
- Unihan data for U+91D1
Chinese[edit]
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金 | |
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| variant forms | 𠊍 𨤾 | |
Glyph origin[edit]
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| Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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| Characters in the same phonetic series (金) (Zhengzhang, 2003) | |
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| Old Chinese | |
| 淦 | *kɯːm, *kɯːms |
| 顉 | *ŋɯːmʔ, *ŋ̊ʰrɯm, *ŋ̊ʰɯmʔ |
| 金 | *krɯm |
| 錦 | *krɯmʔ |
| 欽 | *kʰrɯm |
| 菳 | *kʰrɯm |
| 嶔 | *kʰrɯm |
| 撳 | *kʰrɯms |
| 捦 | *ɡrɯm |
| 鵭 | *ɡrɯm |
| 唫 | *ɡrɯmʔ, *ŋɡrɯm |
| 鈙 | *ɡrɯms |
| 崟 | *ŋɡrɯm |
| 趛 | *ŋɡrɯmʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *krɯm): semantic 王 (“upside-down axe”) + semantic 呂 (“two blocks of metal”) + phonetic 亼. 亼 is the ancient form for 今 (OC *krɯm).
Etymology[edit]
“Copper” [prior to 5th BCE] > “metals in general” > “gold”.
The main senses now are “gold” and “metal”.
Pronunciation[edit]
Definitions[edit]
金
- † copper (Cu)
- metal
- 合金 ― héjīn ― alloy
- metalware
- gold (Au)
- golden; blond
- (by extension) money; material wealth
- (historical) ancient currency unit
- (historical) gong or other metalware for signalling commands in the military
- † (figuratively) sun
- † (figuratively) moon
- † (figuratively) respectful; noble; rich
- † (figuratively) impregnable
- † (figuratively) imperial
- † (figuratively, of voice) beautiful; wonderful
- Short for 金星 (Jīnxīng, “Venus”).
- Short for 金朝 (Jīncháo, “Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)”).
- A surname.
Compounds[edit]
Derived terms from 金
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Descendants[edit]
Other:
Japanese[edit]
Kanji[edit]
金
Readings[edit]
- Goon: こん (kon, Jōyō)
- Kan’on: きん (kin, Jōyō)
- Kun: かな (kana, 金, Jōyō, uncommon); かね (kane, 金, Jōyō); くがね (kugane, 金); こがね (kogane, 金)
- Nanori: か (ka); かん (kan); きむ (kimu); こ (ko); この (kono)
Etymology 1[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 金 |
| かな Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi |
From Old Japanese [Term?]. Appears to be the older form of this word. In modern Japanese, only found at the start of compounds.
Pronunciation[edit]
Prefix[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- 金山 (kanayama): a mine (for mineral extraction)
- 金床 (kanatoko), 鉄床 (kanatoko), 鉄砧 (kanatoko): an anvil
- 金具 (kanagu): hardware, metal fittings
- 金串 (kanagushi): a metal skewer or spit
- 金轡 (kanagutsuwa): a metal bit (as for a horse's mouth); hush money, a bribe
- 金槌 (kanazuchi): a metal hammer
- 鉄棒 (kanabō): a metal rod or staff
- 金網 (kanāmi): a metal mesh, net, or screen
Etymology 2[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 金 |
| かね Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi |
Appears to be a fusion of kana + Old Japanese emphatic nominal particle い (i). Compare the development of modern kami from kamu + i at 神, te from ta + i at 手, me from ma + i at 目, kaze from kaza + i at 風.
/kana/ + /i/ → /*kanai/ → /kane/
The four kanji spellings of this term, 金 (“gold”), 銀 (“silver”), 銅 (“copper”), and 鉄 (“iron”), hint at the importance of each of these four metals in ancient Japan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
Usage notes[edit]
The 金 spelling is the most common for this term.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
Etymology 3[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 金 |
| くがね Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi |
Compound of 黄 (ku, “yellow”) + 金 (kane, “metal”). The ku is a variation of regular kun'yomi of ki for the 黄 character.[3] The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
金 (hiragana くがね, rōmaji kugane)
Etymology 4[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 金 |
| こがね Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi |
/kuɡane/ → /koɡane/
Alteration of kugane[3], possibly influenced by metaphor from 小金 (kogane, “a small amount of money”), or by the kan'on reading of kō for the 黄 character.
Pronunciation[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
金 (hiragana こがね, rōmaji kogane)
- gold
- gold or metal currency: coins, such as 大判 (ōban) or 小判 (koban)
- short for 黄金色 (kogane iro, “gold”, the color)
- short for 黄金の泥 (kogane no dei, “golden mud”, gold dust suspended in an emulsion and used for painting or other decoration)
- ⇒ 金泥 (kondei)
See also[edit]
- 小金 (kogane): a small amount of money
- 金泥 (kondei): “golden mud”, gold dust suspended in an emulsion and used for painting or other decoration
Etymology 5[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 金 |
| きん Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 金 (kim). Compare modern Mandarin 金 (jīn).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- gold (Au)
- money
- 金一封をもらった。
- Kin ippū o moratta.
- I received a gift of money.
- 金一封をもらった。
- metal
- (shogi) short for 金将 (kinshō, “the gold general”, a shogi piece)
- one of the five classical elements in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine: see the "Wu Xing" entry on Wikipedia
Usage notes[edit]
Often found in compounds.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- 金魚 (kingyo): a goldfish
- 金魚草 (kingyosō): a snapdragon
- 金魚掬い (kingyosukui): goldfish scooping (a fairground game)
- 金属 (kinzoku): a metal, metallic
- 金帛 (kinpaku): gold and silk, money and cloths
- 半金属 (hankinzoku): metalloid
- 非金属 (hikinzoku): a nonmetal, nonmetallic
- 金管楽器 (kinkan gakki): a brass instrument
- 金塊 (kinkai): a gold nugget, bar, ingot, or bullion
- 金型 (kanegata): a die or mold
- 金曜日 (kin'yōbi): Friday
- 金字塔 (kinjitō): a pyramid or monument
- 金銭 (kinsen): money, cash
- 金額 (kingaku): an amount of money
- 金髪 (kinpatsu): blond hair
- 上金 (agegane): tribute paid by general commoners to daimyō in feudal Japan
- 一刻千金 (ikkoku senkin): time flies when you're having fun
- 益金 (ekikin): profit, proceeds
- 換金 (kankin): realization or conversion of goods into money, such as to cash a check
- 金融 (kin'yū): finance
- 消費者金融 (shōhisha kin'yū): consumer finance
- 現金 (genkin): cash
- 国庫金 (kokkokin): treasury funds (as of the central government)
- 合金 (gōkin): an alloy
- 砂金 (sakin): gold dust
- 資金 (shikin): capital, funds
- 資金洗浄 (shikin senjō): money laundering
- 資本金 (shihonkin): capital, capital stock
- 借入金 (shakunyūkin): borrowed money, debt payable, loan payable
- 賞金 (shōkin): prize money, a reward
- 上金 (jōkin): high-quality or high-purity gold
- 代金 (daikin): a rate, a price
- 賃金 (chingin): wages
- 年金 (nenkin): a pension, an annuity
- 白金 (hakkin): platinum
- 引当金 (hikiatekin): provision, reserves
- 預金 (yokin): a deposit (as in a bank account)
- 料金 (ryōkin): a fee
- 錬金術 (renkinjutsu): alchemy
Proper noun[edit]
Etymology 6[edit]
| Kanji in this term |
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| 金 |
| こん Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 金 (kim).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- one of the five classical elements in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine: see the "Wu Xing" entry on Wikipedia
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
Korean[edit]
Hanja[edit]
金 • (gim, geum)
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- A surname.
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