金
金 in useful words
Learn the character in complete words, because its pronunciation can change with context. Read each word aloud, connect it with the meaning, and then cover the reading to test yourself.
- 年金ねんきん
- annuity; pension
- 基金ききん
- fund; foundation
- 金融きんゆう
- finance; financing; credit transacting; loaning of money; circulation of money
- 金利きんり
- interest rate; interest
- 献金けんきん
- donation; contribution; offering
- 資金しきん
- funds; capital
Reading 金 in context
金曜日 (きんようび, Friday) uses きん. お金 (おかね, money) uses かね. The added お belongs to the word お金; it is not part of the reading of the character 金.
Try it in a sentence
Practice sentence written for this site.
金曜日に銀行に行きます。
きんようびに ぎんこうに いきます。
I will go to the bank on Friday.
Watch for this: In the example, 金曜日 and 銀行 begin with different kanji: 金 and 銀. Read the weekday and the destination separately before saying the sentence.
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