銀ぎん目め

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.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには銀ぎん目めという銀ぎん貨かの単たん位いが使つかわれていた。

  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.

• その猫ねこは美うつくしい銀ぎん目めをしている。

  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: ギンメダイ

• 市いち場ばで珍めずらしいぎんめを見みつけた。

  I found a rare silver eye fish at the market.