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JLPT N5 · Numbers & money

お金

おかね

money

Stroke order of お金

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

お · 3 strokes金 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Gold (金) is a roof over earth with two shiny nuggets buried inside; polite お makes it money.

Parts: お polite prefix + 金 gold/metal (𠆢 roof + 王-like shape + 丷 nuggets)

The characters in お金

  • お お — o (3 strokes)

Example sentence

今、お金がありません。

いま、おかねがありません。

I don't have any money right now.

Words with 金

More words: Numbers & money

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