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Gender Feminine
Scripts 黄金, 小金(Japanese Kanji) こがね(Japanese Hiragana) コガネ(Japanese Katakana)
Pronounced Pron. KO-GAH-NEH  [key]

Meaning & History

This name is used as either 黄金 or 小金 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow" or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" combined with 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "money, metal."

In vocabulary, the spelling 黄金 (kogane) means "gold" and the spelling 小金 (kogane) means "a small sum of money".
Kogane is also used as a surname and place name.

It is very rarely given to girls, if given at all.
Added 2/3/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 12/26/2024 by ShioTanbo1, Mike C and m4yb3_daijirou