This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: キン、コン、ゴン、かね、かな-、-がね
Romaji: kin, kon, gon, kane, kana-, -gane
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: かん、きむ、こ、この、ん
Romaji: kan, kimu, ko, kono, n
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

gold

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  167
Frequency:  53
Grade:  1
Skip Pattern:  2-2-6
Korean Reading:  geum
Chinese Reading:  jin1
Unicode:  91d1
JIS:  3662

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2057
Nelson Index: 4815
New Nelson Index: 6211
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 8a0.1
Four Corner Index: 8010.9
Guide to Remembering Index: 14
Gakken Index: 59
Japanese Names Index: 664
Daikanwanjiten Index: 40152
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 11.0445
Remembering the kanji Index: 269
Busy People Index: 1.A
Kanji Way Index: 79
Kanji Flashcards Index: 94
Kodansha Compact Index: 1808
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 18
Kanji in Context Index: 21
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1302
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1771
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 275
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 287
Essential Kanji Index: 18
Kodansha Kanji Index: 2552
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2872
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 16
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 72

Words

黄金 (おうごん、こがね、きがね、くがね)
gold
(かね、かな)
money; metal
金メダル (きんメダル)
gold medal
金額 (きんがく)
amount of money
お金 (おかね)
money
(きん)
gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup); valuable; of highest value; gold coin; money; Friday; metal (fourth of the five elements); Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE); gold general; testicles; karat; carat
金子 (きんす)
money; funds
基金 (ききん)
fund; foundation
金山 (きんざん、かなやま)
(gold) mine
金剛 (こんごう)
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
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