ぎん

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See also: きん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぎん – see the following entry.
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silver (lustrous, white, metallic element; symbol Ag)
Short for 銀貨 (ginka): a silver coin
Short for 銀色 (gin'iro): silvery, silver-colored
(shogi) Short for 銀将 (ginshō): a silver general
(sports, etc.) Short for 銀メダル (gin medaru): a silver medal
(historical) Short for 丁銀 (chōgin): an Edo-period silver coin in the shape of a sea cucumber
Short for 銀煙管 (gin kiseru): a silver 煙管 (kiseru, tobacco pipe)
Short for 銀葉 (gin'yō): a censer
Short for 銀蜻蜓 (gin'yanma): the lesser emperor, Anax parthenope
any other object made of silver
silver
silvery, silver-colored
(by extension) cash, money
Short for 銀行 (ginkō): bank
(This term, ぎん (gin), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ぎん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぎん.)