noun
Edo-period silver coinage unit
Only when written 銀目
Historical term for a unit of silver currency used in the Edo period. Restricted to the kanji form 銀目.
江戸時代には銀目という銀貨の単位が使われていた。
In the Edo period, a silver coin unit called ginme was used.
noun
steel-blue eyes
Describes a steel-blue eye color, often used for cats. Can be written as 銀眼 or 銀目.
その猫は美しい銀目をしている。
That cat has beautiful steel-blue eyes.
noun
silver eye (fish)
Abbreviation of 銀目鯛, a species of beardfish (Polymixia japonica). Usually written in kana.
See also: 銀目鯛
市場で珍しいぎんめを見つけた。
I found a rare silver eye fish at the market.
Full name of the fish; 銀目 is the abbreviated form.
Compound of 銀 (gin, 'silver') and 目 (me, 'eye'). The historical coinage sense derives from the use of silver by weight (目方). The eye-color sense is literal. The fish name is an abbreviation of 銀目鯛, referring to its large, silvery eyes.