How to say gold in Japanese

JLPTN3
金☆【きんkin】

noun / suffix noun / ~の noun:

  • gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup)

~の noun / noun:

  • valuable; of highest value

noun:

  • money; gold coin
  • Friday - abbreviation ➜ 金曜
  • metal (fourth of the five elements) ➜ 五行
  • Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE)

noun / suffix noun:

  • gold general - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ 金将

noun:

suffix / counter:

  • karat; carat

Example Sentences

日本nipponシンクロSHINKURO界kaiのno悲願higanであるdearu金kinにはniha、あと一歩ato一hoでde届かなかったtodokanakatta。
The 'gold' yearned for by the Japanese synchronized swimming world was not quite reached.
葉haがga山吹色yamabukishokuになるninaru。
Leaves turn to gold.
雄弁yuubenはha銀gin、沈黙chinmokuはha金kin。
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
富tomiはha一生isshouのno宝takara、知chiはha万代bandaiのno宝takara。
Wisdom is better than gold or silver.
彼女kanojoはha例のreino金kinのnoインチキINCHIKI証券shouken商法shouhouにni引っかかりhikkakari持ち金mochikinのnoほとんどhotondoをwo失ってushinatteしまったshimatta。
She was taken in by that fake gold certificate scandal and lost most of her money.

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