銀(ぎん)

ぎん
noun
silver
1. silver (metal)
A precious white metal used in jewelry, coins, and various applications.
銀(ぎん)の指輪(ゆびわ)
A silver ring.
銀(ぎん)メダルを獲得(かくとく)した。
I won a silver medal.
この店(みせ)では金(きん)と銀(ぎん)のアクセサリーを売(う)っている。
This store sells gold and silver accessories.
2. silver (color)
The color of silver metal.
銀(ぎん)色(いろ)の車(くるま)
A silver-colored car.
髪(かみ)が銀(ぎん)色(いろ)に輝(かがや)いていた。
The hair was shining silver.
銀(ぎん)世界(せかい)という言葉(ことば)は、雪(ゆき)で覆(おお)われた景色(けしき)を表(あらわ)す。
The word 'silver world' describes a snow-covered landscape.

銀(ぎん) refers to silver as a metal and as a color. It appears in many common compounds.

COMPOUND WORDS:

  • 銀行(ぎんこう): bank (literally 'silver house')
  • 銀(ぎん)メダル: silver medal
  • 銀(ぎん)色(いろ): silver color
  • 銀貨(ぎんか): silver coin
  • 銀座(ぎんざ): Ginza (famous Tokyo district, historically a silver mint)
  • 水銀(すいぎん): mercury (literally 'water silver')
  • 銀(ぎん)世界(せかい): silver world (a snow-covered landscape)

METALS SET:

  • 金(きん): gold
  • 銀(ぎん): silver
  • 銅(どう): copper/bronze

This set appears together in competitions (金(きん)メダル, 銀(ぎん)メダル, 銅(どう)メダル) and materials.

Note: 銀(ぎん)髪(ぱつ) (silver hair) is used in anime/manga for characters with silver-colored hair.

Related Words

Related: 金(きん) (gold)
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Added 2026.1.11 15:58 · Revised 2026.3.29 13:38
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