(はくぎん)

はくぎん
noun
silver; silvery white; snow-covered landscape
1. silver; silvery white
The color silver, or anything that shines with a silvery white color.
白銀(はくぎん)(かがや)(つき)
A moon shining silvery white.
白銀(はくぎん)(かみ)()老人(ろうじん)
An elderly person with silver hair.
アクセサリーが白銀(はくぎん)(ひかり)(はな)っていた。
The accessory was giving off a silvery glow.
2. snow-covered landscape; silvery world of snow
A poetic and literary term for a landscape covered in white snow, evoking the image of a silver world.
白銀(はくぎん)世界(せかい)(ひろ)がっていた。
A silvery world of snow spread out before us.
(やま)白銀(はくぎん)(おお)われていた。
The mountains were blanketed in silver.
一夜(いちや)にして(まち)白銀(はくぎん)世界(せかい)()わった。
Overnight, the town transformed into a silvery white world.

A literary and poetic word that evokes beauty and brilliance. Often used in descriptive writing, poetry, and winter-themed content.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 白銀(はくぎん)世界(せかい): silver/snowy world
  • 白銀(はくぎん)(かがや)く: to shine silvery white
  • 白銀(はくぎん)(おお)われる: to be covered in silver/snow
  • 白銀(はくぎん)(ひかり): silvery light

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 銀色(ぎんいろ): silver color — everyday, neutral
  • シルバー: silver — loanword, used for objects and colors
  • (ぎん): silver (the metal)
  • 銀白色(ぎんはくしょく): silver-white — technical/scientific

REGISTER:
More literary and evocative than 銀色(ぎんいろ). Commonly used in travel writing, literature, and poetic descriptions of winter landscapes.