noun

  1. gold (metal).
  2. gold (color).
  3. gold (medal), first place (prize).

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. something of great value, something golden (e.g. silence).

noun

  1. money, gold coin.
  2. sum (of money). Written before an amount of money.
  3. Friday. Abbreviation.

noun, counter

  1. karat (measure of purity of gold), carat.

noun

  1. metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing).
  2. Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234), Chin dynasty, Jurchen dynasty. Messages.hist.
  3. Messages.shogi.gold general. Abbreviation.
  4. testicles. Abbreviation, colloquialism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
きん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide