Meaning of きん in Japanese

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Definition of きん

  1. (n) unit of weight ~600g
  2. pound (unit of mass: 453.6g)
  3. loaf (of bread)
  1. (n, n-suf) gold; golden (color); metaphor for (most) valuable; gold (medal, cup)
  2. money (written before an amount)
  3. Friday →Related words: 金曜
  4. metal (fourth of the five elements) →Related words: 五行
  5. Jin (dynasty of China; 1115-1234 CE)
  6. gold general (shogi) →Related words: 金将
  7. testicles →Related words: 金玉
  8. (suf, ctr) karat; carat
  1. (n) napkin; cloth
  1. (n) ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition →Related words: 禁を犯す

    彼は一年近くもアルコール類を断っていたが、お正月の頃に禁を破ってまた元に戻ってしまった。
    He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.

  1. (n) fungus →Related words: 菌類
  2. germ; bacterium; bacillus →Related words: 細菌
  1. (n) qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin

    彼女は琴を弾くことがとても好きだ。
    She likes to play the koto very much.

  1. (n) inverted copper or iron bell shaped like a bowl (sounded when reciting sutras)
  1. (n) muscle

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