黄金

/wauɡon/ → /wɔːɡon/ → /oːɡon/

From Middle Chinese 黃金 (MC ɦwɑŋ kˠiɪm, “yellow + metal”). Compare modern Cantonese wong⁴ gam¹.

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) おーごん [òógóń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [o̞ːɡõ̞ɴ]

黄(おう)金(ごん) • (ōgon) ^{←わうごん (waugon)?}

1. the metal gold (Au)
2. the colour gold
3. money, more specifically, the large 大判 (ōban) gold coins formerly used in Japan.

The ōgon reading is the more common on'yomi for this term.

• (colour):
  • 黄金色(こがねいろ) (kogane iro)
  • 金色(きんいろ) (kin'iro); 金色(きんしょく) (kinshoku); 金色(こんじき) (konjiki)

/kwaukin/ → /kwɔːkin/ → /koːkin/

From Middle Chinese 黃金 (MC ɦwɑŋ kˠiɪm, “yellow + metal”). Compare modern Min Nan reading hông-kim.

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːkʲĩɴ]

黄(こう)金(きん) • (kōkin) ^{←くわうきん (kwaukin)?}

1. (obsolete) money
2. (obsolete) the metal gold (Au)
3. (obsolete) the color gold

The ōgon reading is the more common on'yomi for this term.

Compound of 黄 (ki, “yellow”) +‎ 金 (kane, “metal”).[2] The kane changes to gane as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

• Kun’yomi
• IPA^(key): [kʲiɡa̠ne̞]

黄(き)金(がね) • (kigane) 

1. (rare) the metal gold (Au)
2. (rare) money

   In modern Japanese, often refers more specifically to the large 大判 (ōban) or smaller 小判 (koban) gold coins formerly used in Japan.

The kogane reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term.[2][1]

Variant of kigane above.[2]

• 金

• Kun’yomi
• IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɡa̠ne̞]

黄(く)金(がね) • (kugane) 

1. the metal gold (Au)
2. money

The kogane reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term.

Variant of kugane above.[2][1]

• 金

• Kun’yomi
• (Tokyo) こがね [kògáné] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ɡa̠ne̞]

黄(こ)金(がね) • (kogane) 

1. the metal gold (Au)
2. money
3. the color gold
4. short for 黄金の泥 (kogane no dei): powdered gold suspended in a base and used as a paint

The kogane reading is the more common kun'yomi for this term.

• (color):
  • 黄金色(こがねいろ) (kogane iro)
  • 金色(きんいろ) (kin'iro); 金色(きんしょく) (kinshoku); 金色(こんじき) (konjiki)
• (gold paint):
  • 小金(こがね)の泥(でい) (kogane no dei)
  • 金泥(こんでい) (kondei)