Jisho

×
ぎん 銀
Common word JLPT N3 Wanikani level 13 Play audio Show 1 collocation Links
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. silver (Ag)​
  • ゆうべん雄弁
  • は
  • ぎん銀
    • 、
  • ちんもく沈黙
  • は
  • きん金
    • 。
Speech is silver, silence is golden.
Noun
2. silver coin; money​
Noun
3. silver medal​
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
4. silver colour; silver color​
Noun
5. bank​Abbreviation, Only applies to ぎん, See also 米銀
Noun
6. silver general​Shogi, Abbreviation, Only applies to ぎん, See also 銀将
Wikipedia definition
7. Silver​Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag (Latin: argentum, from the Indo-European root *arg- for "grey" or "shining") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal. The metal occurs naturally in its pure, free form (native silver), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite.
Read “Silver” on English Wikipedia
Read “銀” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Silver” on DBpedia
Other forms
銀 【しろがね】、銀 【しろかね】、白銀 【しろがね】、白銀 【しろかね】、白金 【しろがね】、白金 【しろかね】
Notes
しろかね: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. しろかね: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 白金: Irregular kanji usage. しろかね: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 白金: Irregular kanji usage.

Discussions

to talk about this word.