黄金

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Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 黄金 – see 黃金 (“gold; poop; etc.”).
(This term 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
Alternative spelling
黃金 (kyūjitai)

/wauɡon/ → /wɔːɡon/ → /oːɡon/

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

Pronunciation

Noun

黄(おう)金(ごん) • (ōgon) ←わうごん (waugon)?

  1. the metal gold (Au)
  2. the colour 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
Alternative spelling
黃金 (kyūjitai)

/kwaukin/ → /kwɔːkin/ → /koːkin/

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

Pronunciation

Noun

黄(こう)金(きん) • (kōkin) ←くわうきん (kwaukin)?

  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
Alternative spelling
黃金 (kyūjitai)

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

Pronunciation

Noun

黄(き)金(がね) • (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.

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
黄 金
く
Grade: 2 		かね > がね
Grade: 1
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
黃金 (kyūjitai)
金

Variant of kigane above.

Pronunciation

Noun

黄(く)金(がね) • (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
Alternative spellings
黃金 (kyūjitai)
金

Variant of kugane above.

Pronunciation

Noun

黄(こ)金(がね) • (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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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