金きん玉ぎょく

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Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

gold and jewels; precious object

Refers to valuable items, especially gold and gems, or something highly treasured. Often used in literary or formal contexts.

彼かれは金きん玉ぎょくのような宝たから物ものを集あつめている。
He collects treasures like gold and jewels.
その壺つぼはまさに金きん玉ぎょくの品しなだ。
That vase is truly a precious object.

Kanji

金gold
玉jewel, ball

Related words

珠しゅ玉ぎょく
珠玉 is a literary term for something as precious as a gem, often used metaphorically for fine works of art, while 金玉 refers more literally to gold and jewels as material wealth.
財ざい宝ほう
財宝 refers broadly to treasure or riches (money, gold, jewels together), whereas 金玉 specifically emphasizes gold and gems as precious objects.

Don't confuse with

金きん玉たま
Written identically as 金玉, the reading きんぎょく means 'gold and jewels' while きんたま is a colloquial word for testicles, so the reading must be judged from context.

Word family

金きん玉ぎょく糖とう
traditional Japanese summer candy

Etymology

Compound of 金 (gold) and 玉 (jewel, ball). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally conveys the idea of precious materials.