► 名詞
金 [(2)かね] meaning: money rank: 1
☆ 世の中全ては金の問題だ ⇨ Everything is a matter of money in this world (☛ When 金 is used alone (instead of お金), it typically has a sarcastic tone)
☆ 結局金がものを言う ⇨ In the end money talks (☛ When 金 is used alone (instead of お金), it typically has a sarcastic tone)
金 [(2)かね] [お金] [coll] meaning: money rank: 1
☆ 今新しい車を買うお金は無い ⇨ I don’t have money to buy a new car now (☛ お金 instead of 金 is usually used in conversations)
金 [(2)かね] [coll] meaning: metal rank: 2
☆ 金で出来た箱 ⇨ A box made of metal
金 [(1)きん] meaning: gold rank: 2
☆ 金の指輪 ⇨ A gold ring
More examples:
- 彼はお金を一度に全部使ってしまった ⇨ He used all the money in one go
 - これは板金を叩き出して作られている ⇨ This is shaped by hammering out a sheet of metal
 - 深夜料金は二割増しになる ⇨ The fee will increase by 20% during late night
 - 誘拐犯は身代金を要求した ⇨ The kidnapper demanded a ransom
 - 彼は高利貸しから金を借りた ⇨ He borrowed money from a loan shark
 - 金星は明るく輝いて見える ⇨ Venus can be seen shining brightly
 - 彼は会社の金で私腹を肥やしていた ⇨ He was feathering his own nest with company money
 - 彼は子供病院にお金を寄付した ⇨ He donated money to a children’s hospital
 - 公金を私用で使うなど以ての外だ ⇨ It is absolutely out of question, unacceptable, to use public money for personal use
 - 定期預金 ⇨ A fixed-term saving account
 - 一度賭け事で大金を失って懲り懲りした ⇨ Once I lost a lot of money gambling and learned my lesson (to never do it again)
 - 大金持ちの邸宅 ⇨ A mansion of a rich person
 - それは物凄く金がかかる ⇨ It costs a boatload of money
 - 普通預金口座から定期預金口座に出金する ⇨ Transfer money from a checking account to a saving account
 - 金銭的な被害は大した事がなかった ⇨ The monetary damage was not significant