้
JLPT N5
Gold, money
Readings
Onโyomi: ใญใณ, ใณใณ (kin, kon)
Kunโyomi: ใใญ, ใใช๏ผใใ / ใใญ๏ผ ()
โข ใใญ (kane) โ money, metal
โข ใใช๏ผใใ / ใใญ๏ผ โ (rare variations)
Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
้
ใใ
gold
ใ้
ใใใญ
money
ๆ้
ใใใใใ
fee
้ๆๆฅ
ใใใใใณ
Friday
็พ้
ใใใใ
cash
Example Sentences
้ใฏๅคงๅใงใใ
ใใใฏ ใใใใคใงใใ
Gold is important.
ใ้ใใใใพใใใ
ใใใญใ ใใใพใใใ
I donโt have money.
ๆ้ใๆใใพใใ
ใใใใใใ ใฏใใใพใใ
I pay the fee.
้ๆๆฅใซไผใใพใใ
ใใใใใณใซ ใใใพใใ
Iโll meet on Friday.
็พ้ใงๆฏๆใใพใใ
ใใใใใง ใใฏใใใพใใ
I pay in cash.
Cultural Note
1. Gold and Wealth in Japan
o ้ has always symbolized wealth, prosperity, and value in Japanese culture.
o Traditional gold coins (้่ฒจ) and gold leaf (้็ฎ, ใใใฑใ) are still used in art, temples, and celebrations.
2. Days of the Week
o ้ๆๆฅ (Friday) is literally โgold day,โ reflecting ancient Chinese astrology adopted in Japan, where metals were associated with planets.
3. Cash Culture
o Japan still has a strong cash culture, so ้-related words like ็พ้ (cash), ่ฒฏ้ (savings) are very commonly used.
4. Symbolism in Language
o ้ often appears in expressions related to value, reward, or high quality, e.g.,
๏ง ้ใกใใซ (gold medal)
๏ง ้่ณ (gold prize)
o ้ has always symbolized wealth, prosperity, and value in Japanese culture.
o Traditional gold coins (้่ฒจ) and gold leaf (้็ฎ, ใใใฑใ) are still used in art, temples, and celebrations.
2. Days of the Week
o ้ๆๆฅ (Friday) is literally โgold day,โ reflecting ancient Chinese astrology adopted in Japan, where metals were associated with planets.
3. Cash Culture
o Japan still has a strong cash culture, so ้-related words like ็พ้ (cash), ่ฒฏ้ (savings) are very commonly used.
4. Symbolism in Language
o ้ often appears in expressions related to value, reward, or high quality, e.g.,
๏ง ้ใกใใซ (gold medal)
๏ง ้่ณ (gold prize)