きん
Meanings
Noun
1. gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup)
Adjective (の)
Noun
2. valuable; of highest value
Noun
3. money; gold coin
4. Friday
5. metal (fourth of the five elements)
6. Jin dynasty (China, 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty
Noun
Suffix
Abbreviation
Shogi
7. gold general
Noun
Colloquialism
Abbreviation
8. testicles
Counter
Suffix
9. karat; carat
Pitch accent
Top 22800
Used in vocabulary (365 in total)
gold brocade
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
gold thread
testicles
golden (colour, color)
money; cash
purity measure for gold; karat; carat; personality of a person born under the element of fire
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
credit union
prize money; monetary award; reward
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
folding screen covered with gold leaf
1000 pounds; 1000 kan; 1000 yen; 1000 pieces of gold; great weight; pricelessness
bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")
red; red kidney bean; sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin); bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
annuity; pension
gold lacquer
interest (money)
Edo-period unit of gold coinage; golden eyes (of a cat, etc.); splendid alfonsino (Beryx splendens)
golden fur; yellow hair
large amount of money; great cost
gold and silver; money
gold mine; provider of funds; financial supporter; rich person
funds; capital
close friendship (i.e. strong enough to cut metal)
donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
pure gold
monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
member of the Imperial family; royalty; beautiful clouds
amount of money; sum of money
immense sum (of money); ten thousand yen
brass button; golden button; boy's school uniform; male student
power of money; financial influence
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
fee; charge; fare
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
minerals and rocks; metal and stone utensils; epigraph
metallic sound; metallic clank
golden dragon
Edo-period gold mint
capital; principal
vein of gold; financial connections; patron; source of money
signboard with gold or gilt lettering; slogan; noble cause
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
man of incorruptible character
gun metal
(money for) stock investment
golden (colour, color)
interest rate; interest
indemnities; reparations
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
donation; contribution; endowment
advance payment; money paid in advance
money collection
gold and jewels; precious object
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
gold or gilt letters
loan; advance
brass instrument
contribution
golden label; golden protective talisman; kinsatsu (Edo period paper money); kinsatsu (early Meiji period paper money); golden tablet belonging to Yama that is inscribed with the names of souls to be sent to paradise
ichibukin; Edo-period rectangular gold coin worth a quarter ryō
gold stripes
(token amount of) consolation money
workers' credit union; labour credit association
Japanese wakin goldfish variety
golden tengu
prize money; reward
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
black-market lending; illegal loan
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
repayment
economic fortune; luck with money
gilding; gold plating
gilding; gold plating
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
gold and iron; firmness; adamancy
golden dolphin
half the amount
liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.); bribe; sweetener; douceur
18-carat gold
pure gold; capital stock; liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.)
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
padding, armour, etc. covering the testicles; mantle or hood on a urinal, squat-toilet, etc.
admission fee
red gold
tax; duty
(one's) pay; wages
wages; pay; rental payment
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
money in one's possession
insurance payout; insurance money
cash bonus; reward; bounty
stakes; bet
advance payment; money paid in advance
war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
gold leaf; beaten gold
gold medal
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
(means of) raising money
having no money; lack of money
fund; foundation
Venus (planet)
buried gold; buried treasure
installment; instalment; premium; bill
black-market lending; illegal loan
penalty for contract breach
gold (first-place) prize
money paid to the government
gold mine
gold dust
money to cover the cost of preparations or arrangements
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
gold general
remaining money
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
metalwork; metalsmith; goldsmith
golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow
treasure house; treasury
golden dragon
matriculation fee
subsidy; grant-in-aid
subsidy; incentive; bounty
consumer financing firm; loan shark
promoted pawn
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
(monetary) present to a person in distress; condolence money; gift of money in token of one's sympathy; solatium
wise saying; maxim
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money
down payment; deposit
financial support; funding; support fund; subvention
metallurgy
(security) deposit; caution money
down payment; contract money
reward money; reward; honorarium
capital stock
bail (money)
gold braid (e.g. on a military officer's uniform)
public funds
settlement money; compensation to settle a case out of court
brass (musical) instrument
compensation payment; reparation
metallic quality
monetary power
(state) benefit; allowance; (social security) payment; entitlement
golden stamp (archeol)
reserve fund
initiation fee; admission fee
public money
accommodation charge; lodging charges; lodging fees
loan; loan payable; debt
reserve (fund); deposit
war funds; war chest; campaign fund
being rich; having plenty of money; wallowing in money
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
thank God it's Friday; TGIF; going out on Friday night; (lit.) flowery Friday (when young men et al. stay out late)
golden dolphin
gold certificate; tradeable coupon redeemable for goods or services
financial backer; financial supporter
betrothal money
telescope (variety of goldfish); telescope eye; demekin
dividend (on shares)
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
loan shark; high-interest consumer finance firm
gold medalist
made of gold
gold ring
rest of the payment
specie; bullion; cash
financial capital
Edo-period business taxes
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
financial assistance; monetary contribution; sponsorship money
financial asset
reparation; indemnity; compensation; reimbursement
gold paper; gold cloth; ground of gold (e.g. on folding screen)
late fee; arrears; detention charge; fine
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage
deposit; money paid on account; bargain money
unaccounted-for expenditures
gold leaf
gold or gilt letters
silk crepe
usage charge; usage fee
gold crown (tooth); golden crown; coronet; crown made out of gold
telephone fee; telephone service charge
gold vein; gold-bearing reef
key money (esp. on an apartment); premium (payment)
deposit (received)
deposit of money
bonus; reward for one's services
advance payment; up-front payment; prepayment
subsidy; grant; bounty
greenbottle fly (esp. species Lucilia caesar)
green gold
amount to be borne; one's share (of expenses)
donated money; monetary donation; contribution
a gold case; gold-cased
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
reserves; provisions
additional collection; additional imposition; surcharge; forfeit; penalty
government funds
seven-day workweek; working every day of the week; (lit.) Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
lust for money; hunger for money
refund; rebate; repayment
condolence money
deposit
proceeds; earnings
water rates (charges)
liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.); Wednesday and Friday; bribe; sweetener
arrears; late fee; delinquent account charge
Chinese bronze inscriptions; type of lettering used on metal objects, especially in China during the Yin and Zhou dynasties
Friday and Saturday
votive offering of money
decorated with gold
gilt top (book)
(amount of) money
difference; margin
fineness of gold; purity of gold
privy purse; money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family
money-worship; mammon-worship
loan; advance
Taurus (2nd zodiacal sign); the Bull
deposit (e.g. on the purchase of a house); earnest money; guarantee money; margin (payment); warrant money; cover
Mondays and Fridays
account receivable; outstanding account
cancellation fee
share of expenses; contribution
native gold
weekday; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
ringworm (of the groin); jock itch; tinea cruris
arrears; arrearage
merit bonus
disbursement; payout
gold reserve
gold lame
surplus; balance
financial loss
bronze-red
discussion about money; loan request
gold standard
subsidy
gold mine
money tip wrapped in paper
gold medal; gold badge
Jinhua ham (special Chinese ham)
personal pension
incentive; bonus; premium
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
lifting of a gold embargo
gold mining
(cash) advance; payment ahead of time
fund; endowment
communication fees, charges
gold bullion
gold bullion
gold bullion
contribution
balance carried forward
Thursday and Friday
article made of gold; gold plate
terminal bonus; lump sum when policy matures; payout on cancellation of contract
phlogopite
charges (i.e. fees)
accounts payable
reserve fund; emergency fund
temporary advance (of money)
(money) recovery; claw-back
connection charge; connection fee
gold-leaf-coated twisted paper; Agrimonia pilosa var. japonica (variety of hairy agrimony)
golden sesame (seeds)
golden sesame (seeds)
bronze-red (colour, color)
bank money
money collected
money given as loan
gold chloride
housing finance
money on hand; ready money; spending money; pocket money
imitation gold
subsidy
money temporarily receipted
premium; bonus
overdraft; outstanding debt
borrowed money
Japanese shubunkin goldfish variety
appropriation
low-interest money
ruler's privy purse
money on deposit
accounts receivable
key money
reserve fund
money transferred
golden wedding
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
gold pen (nib)
fusible alloy
intra-city telephone rate; local-call rate
net proceeds (e.g. after an offering of securities)
gold market
blond hair
gold exchange standard system
speech is silver, silence is golden
alloy of gold, silver, copper, zinc, cadmium, etc., used to fuse items of gold
speech is silver, silence is golden
tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
television drama aired on Friday nights
type of yellow carrot grown in Okinawa
unglazed metallic lacquerware
receipts and payments; income and expenditure
ichibubankin; Edo-period rectangular gold coin worth one quarter ryō
painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)
Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)
Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)
tempura made with egg yolk in the batter (hence golden colored); gold plate
tempura made with egg yolk in the batter (hence golden colored); gold plate
uncollectable accounts; bad debt
golden mole (Chrysochloridae spp.)
metallic foil cut into strips or other shapes to form decorative motifs; cutting a thin sheet of metal into shapes and affixing it with lacquer forming natural features (e.g. clouds)
metal basket (for deep-frying, etc.); metallic basket
repairing pottery with a lacquer mixed with gold, silver, etc.
cash gift from local government to the elderly (often on 77th and 88th birthdays)
placer gold; gold found in placer deposits
antique gold finish
Premium Friday; government-backed campaign to allow workers to go home early the last Friday of the month
assay (of metal, ore, etc.); assaying
on-the-spot payment
Examples (11 in total)
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
He sees everything in terms of money.
They earmarked enough money for research work.