# 金

> 金: gold, metal, money, Friday

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- **On'yomi readings**: キン, コン, ゴン
- **Kun'yomi readings**: かね, かな
- **Meanings**: gold, metal, money, Friday

## Notes

This kanji represents metal or gold. It is a fundamental character used in common words like okane (money) or kinyoubi (Friday). Originally pictographic, it suggests buried ore in the earth. It is a JLPT N5 level kanji widely used in daily life, surnames, and to denote the chemical element gold in compounds.