金

See also: 全, 釒, and 숲

金	U+91D1, 金 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-91D1

← 釐
[U+91D0]

CJK Unified Ideographs

釒 →
[U+91D2]

⾦	U+2FA6, ⾦ KANGXI RADICAL GOLD

← ⾥
[U+2FA5]

Kangxi Radicals

⾧ →
[U+2FA7]

金	U+F90A, 金 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-F90A

← 契
[U+F909]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs

喇 →
[U+F90B]

Translingual[edit]

Stroke order

Stroke order

Alternative forms[edit]

釒／钅 (when used as a left Chinese radical)

Han character[edit]

See images of
Radical 167 金

金 (Kangxi radical 167, 金+0, 8 strokes, cangjie input 金 (C), four-corner 8010₉, composition ⿱𫢉䒑)

Kangxi radical #167, ⾦.

Derived characters[edit]

Appendix:Chinese radical/金
𠊄, 凎, 唫, 𫭾, 𫰾, 𫲧, 崯, 惍, 捦, 淦, 𬯉, 𪯧, 𣔋, 𬊝, 琻, 𫆤, 𥇶, 碒, 𥟨, 䘳, 𥺻, 䋮, 𫋆, 𫍀, 趛, 𩸱, 𪑙
崟, 菳, 𥦨, 𫅇, 蓥, 𥯀, 𦑕, 𧟴, 㕋, 𢉅, 㾣, 䦦, 𩰔, 淾

References[edit]

KangXi: page 1295, character 1
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 40152
Dae Jaweon: page 1795, character 13
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4167, character 1
Unihan data for U+91D1

Unihan data for U+F90A

Chinese[edit]

simp. and trad.		金
alternative forms		𠊍𨤾 ⿳仺𭕄一𠈘𠉓𠊍𨤾 ⿳仺𭕄一𠈘𠉓𨥀𨥄 ⿱丿⿴囗⿱二水

Chemical element
Au
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Wikipedia has articles on:

金 (Written Standard Chinese^?)
金 (Cantonese)
金 (Classical)
金 (Gan)
kîm (Hakka)
gĭng (Min Dong)
kim (Min Nan)
金 (Wu)

Glyph origin[edit]

Historical forms of the character 金
Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (金) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	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). Shuowen interprets it as an image of metal in the earth ('象金在土中形') with 亼 as phonetic.

Originally referred to copper. Later, the meaning was extended to metal as a whole, and then to gold.

Etymology[edit]

Starostin reconstructs Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gǝ̆m (“metal”); compare Tedim Chin xam (“gold”) and Lepcha [script needed] (kóm, “silver, coin, money”).

“Copper” [prior to 5th BCE] > “metals in general” > “gold”.

The main senses now are “gold” and “metal”.

Pronunciation[edit]

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jīn (jin¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ

(Chengdu, SP): jin¹

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җин (žin, I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gam¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): gim¹, gim^1*
Gan (Wiktionary): jin¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kîm

(Meixian, Guangdong): gim¹
Jin (Wiktionary): jing¹
Min Bei (KCR): géng
Min Dong (BUC): gĭng
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kim / kem

(Teochew, Peng'im): gim¹ / ging¹
Wu (Wiktionary): ¹jin
Xiang (Wiktionary): jin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jin
  - Wade–Giles: chin¹
  - Yale: jīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jin
  - Palladius: цзинь (czinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: jin¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gin
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җин (žin, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹
  - Yale: gām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: gim¹, gim^1*
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kim³³/, /kim³³⁻³³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: jin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîm
  - Hakka Romanization System: gim´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gim¹
  - Sinological IPA: /kim²⁴/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gim¹
  - Sinological IPA: /cim⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: jing¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕĩŋ¹¹/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: géng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /keiŋ⁵⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Zhangpu, Longyan, General Taiwanese, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim
  - Tâi-lô: kim
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kym
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Penang): /kim³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Longyan): /kim³³⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangpu): /kim⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Hui'an)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kem
  - Tâi-lô: kem
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kefm
  - IPA (Hui'an): /kem³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gim¹ / ging¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kim / king
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kim³³/, /kiŋ³³/

Note:

gim1 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
ging1 - Chenghai.

Wu

(Shanghainese)
- Wiktionary: ¹jin
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɪɲ⁵³/

Xiang

(Changsha)
- Wiktionary: jin¹
- Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin³³/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 金
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕin⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕin²¹/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕiẽ²¹³/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕiə̃²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕin²⁴/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕiẽ²¹/
	Xining	/t͡ɕiə̃⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕiŋ⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕĩn³¹/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕiŋ⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕĩ⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕin³¹/
	Hefei	/t͡ɕin²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕiəŋ¹¹/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕiŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕĩŋ³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/t͡ɕiŋ⁵³/
	Suzhou	/t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/t͡ɕin³³/
	Wenzhou	/t͡ɕaŋ³³/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕiʌ̃³¹/
Hui	Tunxi	/t͡ɕin¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕin³³/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/t͡ɕin³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕin⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/kim⁴⁴/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/kim²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kɐm⁵³/
	Nanning	/kɐm⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/kɐm⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/kim⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/kiŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/keiŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/kim³³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/kim²³/

Middle Chinese: /kˠiɪm/

Rime
Character	金
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居吟切
Baxter	kim
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪm/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚim/
Shao Rongfen	/kiem/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjim/
Li Rong	/kjəm/
Wang Li	/kĭĕm/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯əm/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jīn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gam¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*k(r)[ə]m/

(Zhengzhang): /*krɯm/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	金
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jīn
Middle Chinese	‹ kim ›
Old Chinese	/*k(r)[ə]m/
English	metal, bronze
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	金
Reading #	1/1
No.	6679
Phonetic component	金
Rime group	侵
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	金
Old Chinese	/*krɯm/
Notes	說文今聲，俞敏依金文非之

Definitions[edit]

金

(obsolete) copper (Cu)
metal
合金 ― héjīn ― alloy
metalware
gold (Au)
金的顏色和黃銅很相似。 [MSC, trad.]
金的颜色和黄铜很相似。 [MSC, simp.]
Jīn de yánsè hé huángtóng hěn xiāngsì. [Pinyin]
Gold is similar in color to brass.
golden; blond
金髮／金发 ― jīnfà ― blond

他被獎勵了一塊金錶。 [MSC, trad.]
他被奖励了一块金表。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā bèi jiǎnglì le yīkuài jīn biǎo. [Pinyin]
He received a golden watch as a prize.
(by extension) money; material wealth
現金／现金 ― xiànjīn ― cash

資金／资金 ― zījīn ― funds

金錢／金钱 ― jīnqián ― currency
(historical) ancient currency unit
(historical) gong or other metalware for signalling commands in the military
金鼓齊鳴／金鼓齐鸣 ― jīngǔqímíng ― the gongs and drums of war sound out in unison
respectful; precious
金玉良言 ― jīnyùliángyán ― precious advice
Used in 金城 (jīnchéng).
金城湯池／金城汤池 ― jīnchéngtāngchí ― strongly fortified city
Short for 金星 (Jīnxīng, “Venus”).
one of the eight kinds of instruments (八音 (-))
one of the five elements of Wu Xing (五行 (-))
(～朝) (historical) The Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
(～朝, ～國) (historical) Synonym of 後金／后金 (Hòujīn), the Jurchen Later Jin state (1616–1636)
a surname
金聖歎／金圣叹 ― Jīn Shèngtàn ― Jin Shengtan (Chinese literary critic)

金焰 ― Jīn Yàn ― Jin Yan (Chinese actor)

Synonyms[edit]

Dialectal synonyms of 金子 (“gold”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		金
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		金, 金子, 黃金
Mandarin	Beijing	金子
	Taiwan	金子, 黃金
	Tianjin	金子
	Tangshan	金子, 黃金
	Cangzhou	金子
	Baoding	金子
	Shijiazhuang	金子
	Chifeng	金子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	金子
	Harbin	金子, 黃金
	Shenyang	金子, 黃金
	Yantai (Muping)	金子
	Qingdao	金子
	Jinan	金子
	Luoyang	金子
	Wanrong	金子
	Zhengzhou	黃金
	Xi'an	金子, 黃金
	Dingbian	金子
	Yinchuan	金子
	Lanzhou	金子, 黃金
	Xining	金子
	Ürümqi	金子
	Wuhan	金子, 金, 黃金
	Chengdu	金子
	Chongqing	金子
	Guiyang	金子
	Kunming	金子, 黃金
	Guilin	金子
	Guilin (Lingui)	金子
	Liuzhou	金子, 黃金
	Liuzhou (Luorong)	金子
	Xuzhou	金子, 黃金
	Yangzhou	金子, 黃金
	Nanjing	金子, 黃金
	Hefei	金子
	Nantong	金子
	Singapore	金, 黃金
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	金子
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	金子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	金
	Hong Kong	金
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	金
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	金仔
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	金
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	金
	Macau	金
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	金
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	金
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	金
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	金
	Foshan	金
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	金
	Foshan (Shunde)	金
	Foshan (Sanshui)	金
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	金仔
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	金
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	金
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	金
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	金
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	金
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	金
	Taishan	金
	Taishan (Guanghai)	金
	Kaiping (Chikan)	金
	Enping (Niujiang)	金
	Heshan (Yayao)	金仔
	Dongguan	金
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	金
	Yangjiang	金
	Nanning	金
	Wuzhou	金
	Yulin	金
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	金
	Guiping	金
	Guiping (Jintian)	金
	Guiping (Jiangkou)	金
	Guiping (Madong)	金
	Mengshan (Xihe)	金
	Guigang (Nanjiang)	金
	Beiliu (Tangliao)	金
	Baise	金
	Bobai	金
	Lingshan	金
	Pubei	金
	Qinzhou	金
	Qinzhou (Changtan)	金
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	金
	Beihai	金
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	金
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	金
	Ningming	金
	Hengzhou	金
	Hezhou (Pumen)	金子
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	金
	Chongzuo (Laituan)	金
	Fusui (Qujiu)	金
	Danzhou	金
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	金
	Singapore (Guangfu)	金
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	金
	Móng Cái	金
	Mandalay (Taishan)	金
Gan	Nanchang	金子
	Pengze	金子
	Lichuan	金
	Pingxiang	金子, 金
Hakka	Meixian	金仔, 金
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	金
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	金
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	金
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	金
	Conghua (Lütian)	金
	Yudu	金
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	金仔, 黃金
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	金仔, 黃金
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	金仔, 黃金
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	金, 黃金
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	金仔, 黃金
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	金, 黃金
	Hong Kong	金
	Beiliu (Tang'an)	金
	Xingye (Gaofeng)	金
	Mashan (Pianlian)	金
	Pingle (Tong'an)	金子
	Yangshuo (Jinbao)	金
	Senai (Huiyang)	金
Huizhou	Jixi	金子
Huizhou	Shexian	金子, 金
Jin	Taiyuan	金子
	Pingyao	金
	Xinzhou	金子, 黃金
	Linhe	金子
	Jining	金子
	Liangcheng	金子
	Hohhot	金子
	Zhangjiakou	金子
	Handan	金子, 黃金
Min Bei	Jian'ou	金
Min Dong	Fuzhou	金
Min Dong	Matsu	金
Min Nan	Xiamen	金仔, 金
	Quanzhou	金仔, 金
	Zhangzhou	金仔, 金
	Taipei	金
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	金
	Kaohsiung	金
	Yilan	金
	Changhua (Lukang)	金仔
	Taichung	金仔
	Tainan	金
	Hsinchu	金仔
	Kinmen	金
	Penghu (Magong)	金
	Penang (Hokkien)	金
	Singapore (Hokkien)	金
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	金
	Chaozhou	金
	Bangkok (Teochew)	金
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	金
	Singapore (Teochew)	金
	Pontianak (Teochew)	金
	Leizhou	黃金
	Wenchang	金
	Haikou	金
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	金
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	金
	Nanning (Shajing)	金
	Binyang	金
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Chaoyang)	金子
	Guilin (Zhuyuan)	金子
	Guilin (Wutong, Lingui)	金
	Guilin (Liutang, Lingui)	金
	Yangshuo (Jima)	金子
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	金, 金子
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	金
	Luxi (Liangjiatan)	金
	Chengbu (Xuntou)	金子
Wu	Shanghai	金子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	金子
	Suzhou	金子
	Danyang	金子, 黃金
	Hangzhou	金子
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	金子
	Ningbo	金, 金子
	Wenzhou	金
	Jinhua	金
Xiang	Changsha	金子
	Loudi	金子
	Shuangfeng	金子
	Quanzhou	金
	Guanyang (Wenshi)	金子

Compounds[edit]

Derived terms from 金

Descendants[edit]

Sino-Xenic (金):

→ Japanese: 金(きん) (kin)
→ Korean: 금(金) (geum), 김(金) (gim)
→ Vietnamese: kim (金)

Others:

→ Bouyei: jiml (“gold”)
→ Lao: ຄຳ (kham, “gold”)
→ Thai: คำ (kam, “gold”)
→ Zhuang: gim (“gold”)

References[edit]

“Entry #4506”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese[edit]

Kanji[edit]

金

(grade 1 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Chemical element
Au
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Wikipedia ^ja

金 (*kane*, *kugane*, *kogane*, *kin*): Synthetically produced crystalline **gold**.

金 (*kane*, *kana*, *kin*): **Metal** in general, such as **metal** sheeting.

gold
metal

Readings[edit]

Go-on: こん (kon, Jōyō)^{←こん (kon, historical)}^{←こむ (komu, ancient)}
Kan-on: きん (kin, Jōyō)^{←きん (kin, historical)}^{←きむ (kimu, ancient)}
Kun: かな (kana, 金, Jōyō ^†); 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
金
かな Grade: 1
kun’yomi

From Old Japanese. Appears to be the older form of this word. In modern Japanese, only found at the start of compounds.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ka̠na̠]

Prefix[edit]

金(かな) • (kana-)

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

金(かな)山(やま) (kanayama): a mine (for mineral extraction)
金(かな)床(とこ) (kanatoko), 鉄(かな)床(とこ) (kanatoko), 鉄(かな)砧(とこ) (kanatoko): an anvil
金(かな)具(ぐ) (kanagu): hardware, metal fittings
金(かな)串(ぐし) (kanagushi): a metal skewer or spit
金(かな)轡(ぐつわ) (kanagutsuwa): a metal bit (as for a horse's mouth); hush money, a bribe
金(かな)槌(づち) (kanazuchi): a metal hammer
鉄(かな)棒(ぼう) (kanabō): a metal rod or staff
金(かな)網(あみ) (kanāmi): a metal mesh, net, or screen

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
金
かね Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Alternative spellings
銀銅鉄

From Old Japanese. Found in the Man'yōshū, completed some time after 759 CE.^[1]

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]

(Tokyo) かね [kàné] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [ka̠ne̞]

Noun[edit]

金(かね) • (kane)

money
⇒ お金 (okane)
metal

Usage notes[edit]

The 金 spelling is the most common for this term.

Synonyms[edit]

(money): お金(かね) (o-kane)
(metal): 金(きん)属(ぞく) (kinzoku)

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

銅(あかがね) (akagane): copper
鋇(あつがね) (atsugane): barium
鉱(あらがね) (aragane): ore, unrefined metal
鉄(くろがね) (kurogane): iron
銀(しろがね) (shirogane): silver
鑽(たがね) (tagane): chisel
鋼(はがね) (hagane), 鑌(はがね) (hagane): steel
水(みず)銀(がね) (mizugane), 汞(みずがね) (mizugane): mercury

Etymology 3[edit]

Kanji in this term
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.^[4] The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).