黄金
Chinese
[edit]For pronunciation and definitions of 黄金 – see 黃金 (“gold; money; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 黃金). |
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Japanese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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黄 | 金 |
おう Grade: 2 |
こん > ごん Grade: 1 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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黃金 (kyūjitai) |
/wau komʉ/ → /wauɡomʉ/ → /wauɡon/ → /wɔːɡoɴ/ → /oːɡoɴ/
From Middle Chinese 黃金 (MC hwang kim, “yellow + metal”).
Compare modern Cantonese wong4 gam1.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- gold (Au) as a metal
- gold as a colour
- money, more specifically the large 大判 (ōban) gold coins formerly used in Japan
Usage notes
[edit]This ōgon reading is the more-common Chinese derived-reading or 音読み (on’yomi) for this term.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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黄 | 金 |
こう Grade: 2 |
きん Grade: 1 |
kan'on |
Alternative spelling |
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黃金 (kyūjitai) |
/kʷau kimʉ/ → /kʷaukin/ → /kʷɔːkiɴ/ → /koːkiɴ/
From Middle Chinese 黃金 (MC hwang kim, “yellow + metal”).
Compare modern Min Nan reading hông-kim.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]黄金 • (kōkin) ←くわうきん (kwaukin)?
Etymology 3
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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黄 | 金 |
こ Grade: 2 |
かね > がね Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spellings |
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黃金 (kyūjitai) 金 |
Shift from Old Japanese 黃金 (kugane).[2]
Equivalent to a compound of 黄 (ko, combining form of ki, “yellow(-coloured)”) + 金 (kane, “metal”). The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- gold (Au) as a metal
- money, more specifically the large 大判 (ōban) gold coins formerly used in Japan
- Short for 黄金色 (kogane iro): gold as a colour
- Synonym: 金色 (kin’iro, konjiki)
- Short for 黄金の泥 (kogane no dei): powdered gold suspended in a base and used as paint
- Synonym: 金泥 (kondei)
Usage notes
[edit]This kogane reading is the more-common 訓読み (kun’yomi) or native Japanese reading for this term.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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黄 | 金 |
き Grade: 2 |
かね > がね Grade: 1 |
kun'yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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黃金 (kyūjitai) |
Compound of 黄 (ki, “yellow(-coloured)”) + 金 (kane, “metal”).[3]
The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (rare) gold (Au) as a metal
- (rare) money, often referring more specifically to the large 大判 (ōban) or smaller 小判 (koban) gold coins formerly used in Japan
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ “黄金
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here (Note: Dialectal meanings, etymological theories, pronunciation including modern, dialectal, and historical information, Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai, historical dictionaries containing this word, and the kanji spellings in those dictionaries have been omitted.)
- ^ 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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