(きん)

きん
noun
gold; Friday
moneycolortime-day-of-week
1. gold (metal)
The precious yellow metal.
Gold is expensive.
This is made of gold.
This watch is made of gold, and it's very heavy.
2. gold (color)
The color of gold.
Golden hair.
The mountain looks golden.
In autumn, the leaves turn golden.
The evening sky turned golden and was very beautiful.
In the evening, I saw the sea water turn golden and thought it was truly beautiful.
3. Friday
Abbreviation for 金曜日.
Friday is a day off.
I have classes on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
I always go out to eat with friends on Friday nights.

(きん) has three main uses: the metal gold, the color gold, and as an abbreviation for Friday.

As metal

As color

As day abbreviation

(きん) = 金曜日(きんようび) (Friday). Used in schedules: (げつ)(すい)(きん) (Mon/Wed/Fri).

Related metals

DIFFERENT READINGS OF (きん):

The kanji is the same but the reading determines the meaning.