銀ぎん

noun

silver (metal)

The chemical element Ag; used for the metal itself, as in bullion, jewelry, or tableware.

• この指ゆび輪わは純じゅん銀ぎんでできている。

  This ring is made of pure silver.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

silver (color)

The color silver; often used with の to modify nouns, as in 銀の車 (silver car).

See also: 銀色

• 彼かの女じょは銀ぎんのネックレスをしていた。

  She was wearing a silver necklace.

noun

silver medal; silver prize

Refers to a silver medal or second-place prize in competitions.

• 彼かれはオリンピックで銀ぎんを獲かく得とくした。

  He won a silver medal at the Olympics.

noun

silver coin

Historical term for a silver coin, used especially in pre-modern contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには銀ぎん貨かが広ひろく流りゅう通つうしていた。

  During the Edo period, silver coins were widely circulated.

noun

silver general (shogi)

Abbreviation of 銀将; a shogi piece that moves one square diagonally or straight forward.

See also: 銀将

• 銀ぎんを前まえに進すすめて攻せめる。

  Advance the silver general to attack.

suffix

bank (abbr.)

Abbreviation of 銀行; used as a suffix in bank names, e.g., 三菱銀 (Mitsubishi Bank).

See also: 銀行

• 三みつ井い住すみ友とも銀ぎんに口こう座ざを開ひらいた。

  I opened an account at Sumitomo Mitsui Bank.

noun

money (archaic)

Archaic term for money, derived from the use of silver as currency.

• 昔むかしは銀ぎんが物ぶつ々ぶつ交こう換かんの代かわりに使つかわれた。

  In the past, silver was used instead of barter.