Meaning of きん in Japanese
Definition of きん
- (n) unit of weight ~600g
- pound (unit of mass: 453.6g)
- loaf (of bread)
- (n) napkin; cloth
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(n) ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
彼は一年近くもアルコール類を断っていたが、お正月の頃に禁を破ってまた元に戻ってしまった。
He had been dry for almost a year, but he fell off the wagon around New Year's Day.
- (n) fungus
- germ; bacterium; bacillus
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(n) qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
彼女は琴を弾くことがとても好きだ。
She likes to play the koto very much.
- (n) inverted copper or iron bell shaped like a bowl (sounded when reciting sutras)
- (n) muscle
Words related to きん
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(n) canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
私のカナリアは猫に殺された。
My canary was killed by a cat.
- (n) Dow-Jones average
- (n) Legionella pneumophila (bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease)
- (n) penalty for contract breach
- (n) 1 kin (~0.6kg)
- 1 loaf of bread
- (n) single-stringed Japanese zither
- (exp) every moment is precious; time is money; precious time
