銀ぎん葉よう

noun

thin sheet of silver; silver foil; silverleaf

Refers to a thin leaf or foil of silver, used in crafts, decoration, or traditional applications.

• 仏ぶつ像ぞうに銀ぎん葉ようを貼はる職しょく人にん技わざが美うつくしい。

  The craftsmanship of applying silver leaf to a Buddhist statue is beautiful.

noun

censer; incense burner (for incense-smelling ceremony)

In the context of 香道 (kōdō, the art of incense), a small censer made of a mica sheet edged with silver, placed on charcoal embers to heat incense without burning it.

See also: 香道 (こうどう)

• 香こう道どうでは、銀ぎん葉ようの上うえに香こう木ぼくをのせて香かおりを楽たのしむ。

  In kōdō, fragrant wood is placed on a silver leaf to enjoy its scent.

noun

Japanese mountain ash; Japanese whitebeam (Sorbus japonica)

A tree species native to Japan; the name 銀葉 likely refers to the silvery underside of its leaves.

See also: 裏白の木 (うらじろのき)

• 銀ぎん葉ようは山さん地ちに自じ生せいし、白しろい花はなを咲さかせる。

  The Japanese whitebeam grows wild in mountainous areas and produces white flowers.