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Japanese Names Meaning Gold
Gold is ้ (kin) or ้ป้. It suggests value and brightness and appears in surnames such as Kaneko.
First names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanae girl | ๅถ | ใใชใ | grant |
| Kanako girl | ้ๅญ | ใใชใ | gold + child |
| Akio unisex | ๆญๅคซ | ใใใ | shining + husband |
| Kanami girl | ้ฆๅฅ็พ | ใใชใฟ | incense + Nara + beauty |
| Kinjiro boy | ้ๆฌก้ | ใใใใใ | gold + next + son |
| Kinsaburo boy | ้ไธ้ | ใใใใถใใ | gold + three + son |
| Kinnosuke boy | ้ไนๅฉ | ใใใฎใใ | gold + of + help |
| Kaname girl | ่ฆ | ใใชใ | need |
| Kingoro boy | ้ไบ้ | ใใใใใ | gold + five + son |
| Kinji boy | ้ไบ | ใใใ | gold + two |
| Kaneo boy | ้็ | ใใญใ | gold + life |
| Kintaro boy | ้ๅค้ | ใใใใใ | gold + many + son |
| Kaneyoshi boy | ้็ฑ | ใใญใใ | gold + wherefore |
Last names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kondo | ่ฟ่ค | ใใใฉ | near + wisteria |
| Kanzaki | ็ฅๅด | ใใใใ | gods + promontory |
| Kaneko | ้ๅญ | ใใญใ | gold + child |
| Kawashima | ้ๅญ | ใใใใพ | gold + child |
| Kanaya | ้้ | ใใชใ | gold + plains |
| Konda | ๅ็ฐ | ใใใ | fit + rice field |
| Nakai | ไธญ็ธ | ใชใใ | in + inter- |
| Kanbara | ไธๅ | ใใใฐใ | above + meadow |
| Kibe | ๆจ้จ | ใใน | tree + section |
| Kaneto | ้้ฝ | ใใญใจ | gold + metropolis |
| Konno | ไป้ | ใใใฎ | now + plains |
| Kanamori | ้ๅฎ | ใใชใใ | gold + guard |
| Kanai | ๅฎถๅ | ใใชใ | house + inside |
| Kaneki | ้็ | ใใญใ | gold + life |
| Kanemasu | ้ๅข | ใใญใพใ | gold + increase |
| Kaneya | ้้ | ใใญใ | gold + plains |
Kanji behind these names
These are the characters in the names above that carry this meaning, with their readings. Mix them to see why one reading can have many spellings.
| Kanji | Meaning | Readings | Strokes | Seen in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ้ | gold (taught in grade 1) | ใญใณใใณใณใใดใณใใใญ | 8 | Kanako, Kinjiro, Kinsaburo |
How to choose a spelling
When two spellings share the same sound, compare the literal meanings in the table and say both aloud. Pick the one whose meaning you like and whose characters look balanced together. If the name is for something permanent, ask a native speaker to read it back to you.
Questions
What is the Japanese word for gold?
Gold is ้ (kin) or ้ป้.
Can any kanji be used in a name?
No. Japanese law limits given names to an approved list of about three thousand kanji, so names are built from those characters.
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