One Kanji Per Day – Day 9 – 金 (Kane / Kin)

Day 9 – 金 (かね / キン)

Meaning: gold / money / metal 💰

🔹 Basic Info

• Kanji: 金
• Reading (kun): かね (kane)
• Reading (on): キン (kin), コン (kon)
• JLPT level: N5
• Strokes: 8

✍️ How to Remember & Write

Imagine gold nuggets in a container:

• The top looks like a lid
• The middle is the treasure
• The bottom is the ground

This story helps remember both the shape and meaning.

🧠 Meaning & Cultural Note

金 means:

• Gold
• Metal
• Money

In Japan, it’s strongly connected to:

• Wealth 💴
• Value
• Business & economy

That’s why you’ll see this kanji everywhere in daily life.

📅 Fun Fact

• Friday is 金曜日 (きんようび)
  → Literally “Gold / Metal Day”

In ancient astronomy, Friday was linked to Venus, known as the Metal Star.

🗣️ Common Words

• お金（おかね）– money
• 金曜日（きんようび）– Friday
• 料金（りょうきん）– fee / charge
• 金属（きんぞく）– metal

🌱 Mini Practice

Try reading this:

• お金があります。
  (Okane ga arimasu.)
  → I have money.

💡 One-Kanji Tip

This kanji appears in many real-life words:

• 銀行 (ぎんこう) – bank
• 料金 – price
• 金持ち (かねもち) – rich person

So learning 金 gives you a huge return 😄💰

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✨ Day 9 complete!

You now have 9 essential kanji — that’s already more than many beginners ever start with 👏👏