地金

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
地	金
じ Grade: 2	かね > がね Grade: 1
on’yomi	kun’yomi

Compound of 地 (ji, “earth”) and 金 (kane, “money”). The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Jūbakoyomi

IPA^(key): [(d͡)ʑiɡa̠ne̞]

Noun

地(じ)金(がね) • (jigane)

bullion

References

“地金”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
“地金” in Weblio Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
地	金
じ Grade: 2	きん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Compound of 地 (ji, “earth”) and 金 (kin, “money”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi

IPA^(key): [(d͡)ʑikʲĩɴ]

Noun

地(じ)金(きん) • (jikin)

bullion

References

“地金”, in デジタル大辞泉 (Dejitaru Daijisen)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
“地金” in Weblio Dictionary.

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