Meanings
Readings
Common Words
money
metal
money
gold (metal)
gold (color)
gold (medal); first place (prize)
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence)
money; gold coin
Written before an amount of money
sum (of money)
Abbreviation
Friday
Counter
karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing)
Historical term
Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty
Abbreviation; Shogi
gold general
Abbreviation; Colloquial
testicles
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
gold (colour, color)
metal
gold (Au)
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
golden; prosperous; excellent; superb
money (esp. ลban coin); cash
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
Colloquial; Baseball
number of games under the .500 mark
amount of money; sum
funds; capital
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
King Midas learned he couldnโt even enjoy the shade. His silk umbrella became a polished gold mirror, too heavy to lift. Two drops of his sweat fell to the ground, sizzling and turning into tiny nuggets of gold.
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