JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
金 means gold, money. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 8 strokes, read きん or かね. It contains 今 (now), and at least one further part our source data does not name. It appears in お金 (money) and 金曜日 (Friday).
金 is written in 8 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
金 breaks into 1 part.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| お金 | おかね | money |
| 金曜日 | きんようび | Friday |
| 募金 | ぼきん | fundraising / collection of donations |
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