JLPT N3 · Noun

銀 (gin)

銀 (ぎん, gin) is a Japanese noun meaning “silver (Ag)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ぎん
Romaji
gin
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. silver (Ag) · noun
  2. silver (color) · noun, noun taking の
  3. silver (medal, prize, etc.) · noun
  4. silver coin · noun · hist
  5. silver general · noun · abbreviation

Example sentences

金より銀の指輪の方が好きです。
I prefer silver rings to gold ones.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 銀

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 銀.

Source: JMdict entry 1595090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.