# 金 — Gold

Frequency rank 106 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Common in published Japanese. A handful of these and real text starts to open.

More common than 表 (Express), less common than 五 (Five).

- On’yomi: きん、こん
- Kun’yomi: かね、かな
- Radical: 金 Gold (Kangxi 167)
- Frequency path: Level I of XX
- School grade: 1
- Strokes: 8

A Gold bar lies on a velvet cloth, heavy enough to make the table creak.

In words:

- お金 おかね — money
- 金 かね — (1) gold,(2) gold general (shogi) (abbr)
- 金曜日 きんようび — Friday

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