金きん性しょう

noun

gold purity; karat; carat

Used to express the fineness of gold, e.g. 18金性 means 18-karat gold. Often abbreviated as K or kt in written contexts.

• この指ゆび輪わは18金きん性しょうです。

  This ring is 18-karat gold.

• 金きん性しょうが高たかいほど、金きんの含がん有ゆう量りょうが多おおい。

  The higher the karat, the greater the gold content.

noun

metal-element personality

In Chinese-derived astrology (五行思想), refers to the character traits of a person born under the metal element. Rare outside specialized contexts.

See also: 金 (きん)

• 彼かれは金きん性しょうの持もち主ぬしで、決けつ断だん力りょくがあると言いわれる。

  He is said to have a metal-element personality and be decisive.