also: ぎんさ
noun
silver powder; silver dust
Refers to fine silver powder, often used in traditional crafts or decoration. Compare 銀砂子 (ぎんすなご).
See also: 銀砂子
蒔絵には銀砂が使われることがある。
Silver powder is sometimes used in maki-e lacquerware.
noun
white sand; silvery sand
Describes sand that is white or glistens like silver, often in poetic or descriptive contexts.
海岸には銀砂が広がっていた。
White sand stretched along the shore.
銀砂子 specifically refers to silver sand or silver grains used in crafts, while 銀砂 can mean silver powder or white sand more broadly.
Compound of 銀 (gin, 'silver') and 砂 (sha/sa, 'sand'). The reading ぎんしゃ is the standard on'yomi combination; ぎんさ is a less common variant.