金

• 読み: かね
• ローマ字: kane
• 漢字の分解: 金 (kane/kin) — gold, money, metal
• 発音: /ka.ne/

意味

Money; gold; metal. The most common everyday word for money in Japanese.

A highly versatile noun with the primary everyday meaning of money (often with the polite prefix as お金). Also means gold as a metal or color, and metal in general. Appears in countless compounds: 金持ち (rich person), 金額 (amount of money), 金曜日 (Friday — gold day). One of the most frequently used words in daily life.

例文

1. お金を貯めて旅行に行きたい。
2. 財布にお金が足りなかった。
3. この指輪は金でできている。

使い方ガイド

場面: daily life, finance, shopping

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 金 originally depicted nuggets of metal buried in the earth, with a roof-like top and two dots representing nuggets. One of the most ancient kanji, central to commerce and daily life throughout East Asian history.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal