Today’s Kanji is “金” (kin); Kanji for “metal”.
Handwritten Kanji “金” (kin)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “金”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 金 | キン コン かね かな | kin kon kane kana | 8 | 金 | metal |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “金”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| お金持ち | おかねもち | okanemochi | rich person |
| 金欠 | きんけつ | kinketsu | running out of money |
| 金塊 | きんかい | kinkai | gold bullion |
