noun
A traditional Japanese color name for a pale, cool gray with a slight bluish or silvery cast. Often used in design, textiles, and traditional arts.
彼女は銀鼠の着物を着ていた。
She wore a silver-gray kimono.
この壁紙は銀鼠に近い色合いだ。
This wallpaper has a shade close to silver gray.
Compound of 銀 (gin, 'silver') and 鼠 (nezumi, 'rat/mouse'), referring to the silvery gray color of a mouse's fur. The reading ねず is a shortened form of ねずみ.