N3198/1669
銀
nounnoun (generic)noun taking the genitive case particle のadjective (generic)historical termabbreviationshogisuffixarchaic
Reading
ぎん
Meanings
- silver (Ag)
- silver (color)
- silver (medal, prize, etc.)
- silver coin
- silver general
- bank
- money
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Example sentences
この指輪は銀でできています。
This ring is made of silver.
彼女は銀のネックレスをしている。
She is wearing a silver necklace.
オリンピックで銀メダルを獲得しました。
I won a silver medal at the Olympics.
銀は金より安いが、美しい金属だ。
Silver is cheaper than gold, but it is a beautiful metal.
祖父の髪はすっかり銀色になっていた。
My grandfather's hair had turned completely silver.
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