1.
gold (metal)
The precious yellow metal.
2.
gold (color)
The color of gold.
3.
Friday
Abbreviation for 金曜日.
金 has three main uses: the metal gold, the color gold, and as an abbreviation for Friday.
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USAGE (Friday):
金 = 金曜日 (Friday). Used in schedules: 月水金 (Mon/Wed/Fri).
In speech, Friday is 金曜 or 金曜日; bare 金 for Friday belongs to written schedules and lists, and to runs of days said aloud (月水金, 月から金まで).
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The kanji is the same but the reading determines the meaning.
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銀 (silver)
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金 (money)
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銅 (copper/bronze)
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鉄 (iron, steel)