銀
Silver
· ぎん
Memory hint
A roof on top — protecting what is inside. A cross beneath — like a vein of ore running through rock. Two dots at the bottom — nuggets of gold buried in the earth. 金 is gold, metal, money, and Friday all at once. In ancient Japan, gold was found underground, hidden beneath the surface. That hiddenness — the precious thing buried — is 金.
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