noun
silvery scales; fish
Literary or poetic term for the silvery scales of a fish, often used to refer to the fish itself by metonymy. Not an everyday word; more common in descriptive or literary contexts.
川面に銀鱗がきらめいていた。
Silvery scales glittered on the surface of the river.
釣り上げた銀鱗が朝日に輝いた。
The fish I caught shone in the morning sun.