黄金

Etymology 1
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From.

Compare modern 🇨🇬 wong4 gam1.

Noun

 * 1) gold (Au) as a metal
 * 2) gold as a colour
 * 3) money, more specifically the large  gold coins formerly used in Japan
 * 1) money, more specifically the large  gold coins formerly used in Japan

Usage notes
This ōgon reading is the more-common Chinese derived-reading or for this term.

Etymology 2
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From.

Compare modern 🇨🇬 reading hông-kim.

Noun

 * 1)  money
 * 2)  gold (Au) as a metal
 * 3)  gold as a colour

Etymology 3
Shift from.

Equivalent to a compound of 🇰🇲.

Noun

 * 1) gold (Au) as a metal
 * 2) money, more specifically the large  gold coins formerly used in Japan
 * 3)  gold as a colour
 * 4)  powdered gold suspended in a base and used as paint
 * 1)  powdered gold suspended in a base and used as paint

Usage notes
This kogane reading is the more-common or native Japanese reading for this term.

Etymology 4
Compound of 🇰🇲.

Noun

 * 1)  gold (Au) as a metal
 * 2)  money, often referring more specifically to the large  or smaller  gold coins formerly used in Japan