Meaning of 銀 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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銀, 白銀, 白金JLPT 3
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Kana Readingぎん, しろがね
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Romajigin, shirogane
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- silver; silver coin; silver paint
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- silver general (shogi)
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Example Sentences
銀, 白銀, 白金, ぎん, しろがね used in context
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Speech is silver, silence is gold.
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Speech is silver, silence is golden.
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彼は銀の木がある黄金の都についてすばらしい話を聞いたことがあった。
He had heard wonderful stories about cities of gold with silver trees.
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Copper and silver are both metals.
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My brother polished the silver.
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昔は、書物の価値は同じ重さの金とまでは行かないにしても、銀ぐらいの価値があった。
Formerly, a book was worth its weight in silver, if not in gold.
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