(ぎんいろ)

ぎんいろ
noun / no-adjective
silver color
1. silver color
The color of silver; a lustrous grayish-white metallic color.
銀色(ぎんいろ)(くるま)(とお)()ぎた。
A silver car passed by.
(つき)(ひかり)(みずうみ)銀色(ぎんいろ)()らしていた。
The moonlight was shining silver on the lake.
彼女(かのじょ)銀色(ぎんいろ)のアクセサリーが()きだ。
She likes silver-colored accessories.

銀色(ぎんいろ) refers to the color silver—a metallic grayish-white color.

USAGE:

As a no-adjective, it modifies nouns with の:

  • 銀色(ぎんいろ)(くるま): a silver car
  • 銀色(ぎんいろ)(かみ): silver hair

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • 銀色(ぎんいろ)(かがや)く: to shine silver
  • 銀色(ぎんいろ)(ひか)る: to gleam silver

RELATED COLORS:

  • 金色(きんいろ): gold color
  • 灰色(はいいろ): gray
  • 銅色(どういろ): copper/bronze color

NOTE:
(ぎん) alone means "silver" (the metal). 銀色(ぎんいろ) specifically refers to the color. For metallic colors, Japanese typically uses ~(いろ) pattern: (きん)金色(きんいろ).