Reading:

• On'yomi: キン
• Kun'yomi: にしき
• Nanori: かね, あや, にし

Meaning:

• brocade, fine dress, honors

Components:

• Radicals:
• 巾: (50) towel, napkin
• 金: (167) metal, gold
• 白: (106) white

Miscellaneous information:

• Strokes: 16
• Taught in grade 9
• Frequency: 1440

Popular compounds containing this kanji:

• 錦 にしき
  brocade
• 錦絵 にしきえ
  colour (woodblock) print, color print