JLPT N1 · Noun

黄金 (ougon)

黄金 (おうごん, ougon) is a Japanese noun meaning “gold (Au)”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おうごん
Romaji: ougon
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

gold (Au) · noun
golden; prosperous; excellent; superb · noun taking の, noun
money (esp. ōban coin); cash · noun

Example sentences

絵の中の少女は黄金ではなくて花のかんむりをかぶっています。

The girl in the picture is wearing a crown not of gold but of flowers.

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

Kanji in 黄金

yellowコウ・オウ・き・こ- · 11 strokes

goldキン・コン・かね・かな- · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 黄金.

黄色きいろyellow黄色いきいろいyellow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金かねmoney金きんgold (metal)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

Source: JMdict entry 1181860 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.