地金

じがね

Also written じきん

Meanings

1. Noun raw metal; unprocessed metal; ingot; bullion; ore
2. base metal (for plating)
3. (one's) true character; (one's) true colors (usu. negative nuance)

Kanji

• 地 land. Read as ジ.
• 金 money. Read as かね.

Example sentences

• だんだん地金が出てきた。
  His true colors are coming out.

Words containing 地金

• 金地金本位制度 (きんじきんほんいせいど) gold bullion standard
• 金地金 (きんじがね) gold bullion

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists