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JLPT N3 · Noun

金 (kin)

金 (きん, kin) is a Japanese noun meaning “gold (metal)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
きん
Romaji
kin
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. gold (metal) · noun
  2. gold (color) · noun
  3. gold (medal); first place (prize) · noun
  4. something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence) · noun, noun taking の
  5. money; gold coin · noun

Example sentences

輝くものすべてが金とは限らない。
All that glitters is not gold.
Tatoeba #182965
記念碑の一番上で禎子が頭の上に金の鶴をかざしている。
On top of the statue, Sadako is holding a golden crane over her head.
Tatoeba #183064
日本シンクロ界の悲願である金には、あと一歩で届かなかった。
The 'gold' yearned for by the Japanese synchronized swimming world was not quite reached.
Tatoeba #75826

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 金

金
goldキン・コン・かね・かな- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 金.

お金おかねmoney金曜日きんようびFridayお金持ちかねもちrich person借金しゃっきんdebt税金ぜいきんtax金額きんがくamount of money金庫きんこsafe金銭きんせんmoney金属きんぞくmetal金融きんゆうfinance現金げんきんcash料金りょうきんfee代金だいきんprice貯金ちょきんputting money aside

Source: JMdict entry 1242600 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.