金玉

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Chinese

metal; gold; money jade
simp. and trad.
(金玉) 		金 玉

Pronunciation

Noun

金玉

  1. (literally) gold and jade
  2. (figuratively) treasured thing; ornate object

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
金 玉
きん
Grade: 1 		ぎょく
Grade: 1
kan’on

From Middle Chinese 金玉 (MC kim ngjowk, literally “gold + jewel”). First cited in Japanese in a text from the early 800s.

Pronunciation

Noun

金(きん)玉(ぎょく) • (kingyoku) 

  1. gold and jade
  2. something valuable and expensive

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
金 玉
きん
Grade: 1 		たま
Grade: 1
kan’on kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
睾丸 (uncommon)

Compound of 金 (kin, “gold”) +‎ 玉 (tama, “ball”).

Attested since at least 1590.

Pronunciation

Noun

金(きん)玉(たま) or 金玉(キンタマ) • (kintama) 

  1. 金玉: (uncommon) a golden ball
  2. 金玉, 睾丸: (slang, mildly vulgar) balls, testicles, bollocks, nuts
    Synonyms: (more formal term) 睾丸 (kōgan, “testicles”), (informal term) 陰核 (henoko)
  3. 金玉: (slang, mildly vulgar) a boy
  4. 金玉: (uncommon) alternative name for 金柑 (kinkan, “kumquat”)
Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “金玉”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 “金玉・睾丸”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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