Japanese symbol for “karat”
金
きん
Romaji: kin
gold (metal)
In Japanese, karat is 金, read きん (kin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n gold (metal)
- n gold (color)
- n gold (medal); first place (prize)
- adj-no, n something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence)
- n money; gold coin
- n sum (of money)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “karat”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 品位 | ひんい hin'i | grade; quality; fineness |
| カラット | カラット karatto | karat (measure of purity of gold); carat |
| 金性 | きんしょう kinshou | purity measure for gold; karat; carat |
| Ｋ | ケー kee | karat (measure of purity of gold); carat |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| お金 | おかね okane | money |
| 資金 | しきん shikin | funds; capital |
| 金融 | きんゆう kin'yuu | finance; financing; credit transacting |
| 料金 | りょうきん ryoukin | fee; charge; fare |
| 現金 | げんきん genkin | cash; ready money; money on hand |
| 金属 | きんぞく kinzoku | metal |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.