銀ぎん座ざ

noun

Ginza (Tokyo district)

Proper noun referring to the famous upscale shopping and entertainment district in Tokyo.

• 週しゅう末まつは銀ぎん座ざで買かい物ものを楽たのしんだ。

  I enjoyed shopping in Ginza over the weekend.

noun, used as a suffix

busy shopping district; bustling location

Used as a suffix attached to place names or area descriptors to indicate a lively, prosperous commercial area, often with a connotation of being a prime spot for something. Common in compounds like 台風銀座 (typhoon alley).

See also: 台風銀座

• この通とおりは若わか者ものの銀ぎん座ざと呼よばれている。

  This street is called the Ginza for young people.

• 台たい風ふう銀ぎん座ざの地ち域いきでは、毎まい年とし大おおきな被ひ害がいが出でる。

  In the typhoon alley region, major damage occurs every year.

noun

silver mint (Edo period)

Historical term for the government-controlled mint that produced silver coins during the Edo period. Not used in modern contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、銀ぎん座ざは銀ぎん貨かの鋳ちゅう造ぞうを担になっていた。

  During the Edo period, the silver mint was responsible for casting silver coins.