금

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [kɯm]
• Phonetic hangul: [금]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	geum
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	geum
McCune–Reischauer?	kŭm
Yale Romanization?	kum

Etymology 1

그극귺귻근귽귾 귿글긁긂긃긄긅 긆긇금급긊긋긌 긍긎긏긐긑긒긓
규 ←	→ 긔

Syllable

(deprecated template usage) 금 • (geum)

1. (deprecated template usage) A Hangul syllabic block made up of ㄱ, ㅡ, and ㅁ.

Etymology 2

Of native Korean origin.

Noun

금 • (geum)

1. a crack; a cleft

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from 金 (“gold, metal”)

Noun

금 • (geum) (hanja 金)

1. gold
2. metal
3. money

Derived terms

• 현금 (現金, hyeon'geum, “cash”)
• 세금 (稅金, segeum, “tax”)
• 금융 (金融, geumyung, “finance”)
• 임금 (賃金, imgeum, “wage”)
• 연금 (年金, yeon'geum, “pension”)
• 요금 (料金, yogeum, “fee”)
• 벌금 (罰金, beolgeum, “fine”)
• 예금 (預金, yegeum, “deposit”)
• 금속 (金屬, geumsok, “metal”)
• 금리 (金利, geumni, “interest rate”)
• 모금 (募金, mogeum, “fund-raising”)
• 비자금 (祕資金, bijageum, “secret fund”)
• 보조금 (補助金, bojogeum, “subsidy”)
• 금요일 (geumyoil, “Friday”)
• 금강산 (金剛山, geumgangsan, “Mt.Geumgang”)
• 장학금 (奬學金, janghakgeum, “scholarship”)
• 기부금 (寄附金, gibugeum, “contribution”)
• 저금 (貯金, jeogeum, “saving”)
• 황금 (黃金, hwanggeum, “gold”)
• 금전 (金錢, geumjeon, “money”)
• 금품 (金品, geumpum, “money and valuables”)
• 과징금 (課徵金, gwajinggeum, “fine”)
• 추징금 (追徵金, chujinggeum, “forfeit”)
• 기금 (基金, gigeum, “fund”)
• 보상금 (補償金, bosanggeum, “compensation”)
• 중금속 (重金屬, junggeumsok, “heavy metal”)
• 잉여금 (剩餘金, ing'yeogeum, “surplus”)
• 송금 (送金, songgeum, “remittance”)
• 포상금 (褒賞金, posanggeum, “reward”)
• 만금 (萬金, man'geum, “literally, ten thousand pieces of gold; immense sum”)
• 등록금 (登錄金, deungnokgeum, “tuition”)
• 후원금 (後援金, huwon'geum, “supporting money”)
• 범칙금 (犯則金, beomchikgeum, “penalty”)

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 金

Proper noun

금 • (Geum) (hanja 金)

1. Kim (most common surname in both North and South Korea) In most cases(>99.99%) written and read as 김 (gim) instead of 금 (geum). Please refer to 김 (gim) for more information.

Alternative forms

• 금 (geum)

Usage notes

Among some Kim figures, the last name is sometimes referred to as 금 (geum) instead of 김 (gim). Gum Nanse is a representative figure who uses 금 (geum) as his surname instead of 김 (gim). However, even in such cases, 금 (geum) is not officially recognized as a standard Korean name for 金.

Etymology 5

Korean reading of various Chinese characters.

Syllable

금 (geum)

More information

1. 金:

   (MC reading: 金 (MC kim))

2. 釒:

   (MC reading: 釒)

3. 今:

   (MC reading: 今 (MC kim))

4. 禁:

   (MC reading: 禁 (MC kim|kimH))

5. 錦:

   (MC reading: 錦 (MC kimX))

6. 琴:

   (MC reading: 琴 (MC gim))

7. 禽:

   (MC reading: 禽 (MC gim))

8. 襟:

   (MC reading: 襟 (MC kim))

9. 衾:

   (MC reading: 衾 (MC khim))

10. 擒:

    (MC reading: 擒 (MC gim))

11. 衿:

    (MC reading: 衿 (MC kim))

12. 芩:

    (MC reading: 芩 (MC gim))

13. 檎:

    (MC reading: 檎 (MC gim))

14. 昑:

    (MC reading: 昑)

15. 妗:

    (MC reading: 妗 (MC tsyhem|xem|xeam))

16. 噤:

    (MC reading: 噤 (MC gimX|gimH))

17. 嶔:

    (MC reading: 嶔 (MC khim))

18. 笒:

    (MC reading: 笒 (MC dzrim|gimH))

19. 唫:

    (MC reading: 唫 (MC ngim|gimX))

20. 鍂:

    (MC reading: 鍂)

21. 琻:

    (MC reading: 琻)

22. 紟:

    (MC reading: 紟 (MC gimH))

23. 琹:

    (MC reading: 琹)

24. 顉:

    (MC reading: 顉 (MC khim|khimX|ngomX))

25. 菳:

    (MC reading: 菳 (MC khim))

26. 赺:

    (MC reading: 赺)

27. 㯲:

    (MC reading: 㯲 (MC kimH))

28. 噙:

    (MC reading: 噙)

29. 僸:

    (MC reading: 僸 (MC ngimX|kimH))

30. 耹:

    (MC reading: 耹 (MC gim))

31. 鈙:

    (MC reading: 鈙 (MC gimH))

32. 凎:

    (MC reading: 凎)

33. 澿:

    (MC reading: 澿 (MC gim))

34. 砛:

    (MC reading: 砛)

35. 黅:

    (MC reading: 黅 (MC kim))

36. 庈:

    (MC reading: 庈 (MC gim))

37. 惍:

    (MC reading: 惍)

38. 搇:

    (MC reading: 搇 (MC khjimH))

39. 肣:

    (MC reading: 肣 (MC hom|homX))

40. 蠄:

    (MC reading: 蠄)

41. 㱽:

    (MC reading: 㱽 (MC gim|trimX))

42. 鵭:

    (MC reading: 鵭 (MC gim))

43. 䶖:

    (MC reading: 䶖 (MC gimH))

44. 鐢:

    (MC reading: 鐢)

45. 㾣:

    (MC reading: 㾣)

46. 䃢:

    (MC reading: 䃢)

47. 坅:

    (MC reading: 坅 (MC khjimX))

48. 蚙:

    (MC reading: 蚙)

49. 軡:

    (MC reading: 軡)

50. 靲:

    (MC reading: 靲 (MC gim))

51. 㲐:

    (MC reading: 㲐)

52. 㕋:

    (MC reading: 㕋 (MC gim))

53. 䑤:

    (MC reading: 䑤)

54. 䫴:

    (MC reading: 䫴 (MC gimX|himH))

55. 齽:

    (MC reading: 齽 (MC gimH))

56. 䋮:

    (MC reading: 䋮)

57. 䦦:

    (MC reading: 䦦)

58. 㦗:

    (MC reading: 㦗 (MC kim))

59. 㩒:

    (MC reading: 㩒 (MC gim))

60. 㱈:

    (MC reading: 㱈)

61. 䔷:

    (MC reading: 䔷 (MC ging|gim))

62. 䥅:

    (MC reading: 䥅)

63. 䥆:

    (MC reading: 䥆)

64. 䌝:

    (MC reading: 䌝)