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You are correct. 金子 can be read as “kaneko”, but that’s actually a surname and place name. “Kinsu” is a gold coin. I got the two swapped.
by SllX 2y ago
You are correct. 金子 can be read as “kaneko”, but that’s actually a surname and place name. “Kinsu” is a gold coin. I got the two swapped.
- geraldwhen 2y agoOof. The reading for names will always get me. Still worth knowing the name reading! Google maps has it showing up in a bunch of business names, too.
- fenomas 2y agoSeems to have been a bit of confusion in several directions here, but just to clarify: in modern usage 金子 is read only as Kaneko, and is a very common surname. The "kinsu" reading is archaic; a typical native speaker may never have heard of it.