Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of (ぎん) in Japanese

銀, 白銀, 白金
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
ぎん, しろがね
Romaji
gin, shirogane
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    silver; silver coin; silver paint
    Example sentence
    雄弁沈黙 Speech is silver, silence is gold.
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    silver general (shogi)
    Example sentence
    弁舌沈黙 Speech is silver, silence is golden.

Examples of 銀, 白銀, 白金, ぎん, しろがね in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

5 strokes

white

On'Yomi: ハク, ビャク

Kun'Yomi: しろ, しら-, しろ.い

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JLPT 4

14 strokes

silver

On'Yomi: ギン

Kun'Yomi: しろがね

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JLPT 5

8 strokes

gold

On'Yomi: キン, コン, ゴン

Kun'Yomi: かね, かな-, -がね

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