Edo-period silver coinage unit
Only when written 銀目
Historical term for a unit of silver currency used in the Edo period. Restricted to the kanji form 銀目.
steel-blue eyes
Describes a steel-blue eye color, often used for cats. Can be written as 銀眼 or 銀目.
That cat has beautiful steel-blue eyes.
silver eye (fish)
Abbreviation of 銀目鯛, a species of beardfish (Polymixia japonica). Usually written in kana.
See also: ギンメダイ
In the Edo period, a silver coin unit called ginme was used.
I found a rare silver eye fish at the market.
silver eye; Japanese beardfish
cat with one gold eye and one silver eye
Standard kanji spelling for the historical coinage unit and the fish name.
Alternate kanji spelling for steel-blue eyes, emphasizing the eye color.
Compound of 銀 (gin, 'silver') and 目 (me, 'eye'). The historical coinage sense derives from the use of silver by weight (目方). The eye-color sense is literal. The fish name is an abbreviation of 銀目鯛, referring to its large, silvery eyes.