黄金

See also: 黃金

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 黄金 – see 黃金 (“gold; money; etc.”).
(This term, 黄金, is the simplified form of 黃金.)
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
黄 金
おう
Grade: 2		 こん > ごん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

/wauɡon/ → /wɔːɡon/ → /oːɡon/

From Middle Chinese 黃金 (MC ɦwɑŋ kˠiɪm, “yellow + metal”). Compare modern Cantonese wong4 gam1.

Pronunciation

Noun

黄金 (hiragana おうごん, rōmaji ōgon, historical hiragana わうごん)

  1. the metal gold (Au)
  2. the color gold
  3. money, more specifically, the large 大判 (ōban) gold coins formerly used in Japan.
Usage notes

The ōgon reading is the more common on'yomi for this term.

Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
黄 金
こう
Grade: 2		 きん
Grade: 1
on’yomi

/kwaukin/ → /kwɔːkin/ → /koːkin/

From Middle Chinese 黃金 (MC ɦwɑŋ kˠiɪm, “yellow + metal”). Compare modern Min Nan reading hông-kim.

Pronunciation

Noun

黄金 (hiragana こうきん, rōmaji kōkin, historical hiragana くわうきん)

  1. (obsolete) money
  2. (obsolete) the metal gold (Au)
  3. (obsolete) the color gold
Usage notes

The ōgon reading is the more common on'yomi for this term.

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
黄 金
き
Grade: 2		 かね > がね
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Compound of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) +‎ 金 (kane, “metal”).[2] The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

黄金 (hiragana きがね, rōmaji kigane)

  1. (rare) the metal gold (Au)
  2. (rare) money
    In modern Japanese, often refers more specifically to the large 大判 (ōban) or smaller 小判 (koban) gold coins formerly used in Japan.
Usage notes

The kogane reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term.[2][1]

Etymology 4
Kanji in this term
黄 金
く
Grade: 2		 かね > がね
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Variant of kigane above.[2]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

黄金 (hiragana くがね, rōmaji kugane)

  1. the metal gold (Au)
  2. money
Usage notes

The kogane reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term.

Etymology 5
Kanji in this term
黄 金
こ
Grade: 2		 かね > がね
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Variant of kugane above.[2][1]

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Noun

黄金 (hiragana こがね, rōmaji kogane)

  1. the metal gold (Au)
  2. money
  3. the color gold
  4. short for 黄金の泥 (kogane no dei): powdered gold suspended in a base and used as a paint
Usage notes

The kogane reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term.

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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