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金 = 𠆢 + 王 + 丷
金 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gold”. It is built from 𠆢 (umbrella), 王 (king) and 丷 (horns). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 287. It appears as a component in 55 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- gold
- RTK frame
- 287
- Strokes
- 8
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キン, コン, ゴン
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- かね, かな-, -がね
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- metal, золото
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 金 gold
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
Alternative decomposition
Characters that contain 金
- 銑 pig iron
- 鉢 bowl
- 銅 copper
- 釣 angling
- 針 needle
- 銘 inscription
- 鎮 tranquillize
- 銭 coin
- 錠 lock
- 鍵 key
- 錦 brocade
- 鐘 bell
- 鏡 mirror
- 鋭 pointed
- 錮 weld
- 鉱 mineral
- 銃 gun
- 鉛 lead (metal)
- 鉄 iron
- 録 record
- 錯 confused
- 釜 cauldron
- 鍋 pot
- 鈴 small bell
- 鑑 specimen
- 銀 silver
- 鈍 dull
- 鋳 casting
- 錘 spindle
- 鎌 sickle
- 鍛 forge
- 鎖 chain
- 鋼 steel
- 錬 tempering
- 鎧 suit of armor
- 劉 slaughter
- 釦 button
- 銚 keg
- 鋤 plow
- 鋸 hand saw
…and 15 more. See them all in the interactive search.
How to find 金 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “umbrella” + “king” + “horns”. 金 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 金 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.