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Kanji Detail for 銀 - "silver, precious, lustrous"
銀
- Meaning
銀 means "silver, precious, lustrous."
Silver - A precious white metal.
Silver color - A lustrous white shade.
Money - Silver currency; coins.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
silver
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
silver (element 47, Ag); cash, money, wealth
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
silver; cash, money, wealth
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A metallic mineral. White in color. Anciently called white gold. Best at conducting heat and electricity. Usually used for currency and ornaments. Because it is too soft, copper is often mixed in to increase hardness, as in silver dollars.
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
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Sentences including 銀
She married a bank clerk.
She continued her job in the bank.
We have an account with the bank.
I opened my account with the bank.
ちょっと銀行によってくる。
I'm just going to run down to the bank.
Is there a bank near here?
He is in the banking line.
She drew out the money from the bank.
I saw them enter the bank.
She has an uncle who works in a bank.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
墓地の区切り目に、大きな銀杏が一本空を隠すように立っていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生と話していた私は、ふと先生がわざわざ注意してくれた銀杏の大樹を眼の前に想い浮かべた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「先生｜雑司ヶ谷の銀杏はもう散ってしまったでしょうか」「まだ空坊主にはならないでしょう」先生はそう答えながら私の顔を見守った」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
旧記によると、仏像や仏具を打砕いて、その丹がついたり、金銀の箔がついたりした木を、路ばたにつみ重ねて、薪の料に売っていたと云う事である。
from "Rashomon", by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, original text:Chikuma Bunko, Chikuma Shobo