Where does “金” come from?

金 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 金.

金 (Japanese): metal; money; firmness, strength

Definitions

  1. metal; money; firmness, strength

Ancestry of “金”, step by step

金 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese金—

via Middle Chinese きん

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chineseきん—

via Old Japanese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese金metal

Words derived from “金”

Every word from Middle Chinese 金 →