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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 3

JLPT level: N4

395 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: silver

Kunyomi: しろがね

Onyomi: ギン

Composition: 金 艮

銀

Radical

Radical: 金

Reading: かねへん

Meaning: metal, gold

Strokes: 8

Reading: かねへん

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Examples

Examples with audio

銀行(ぎんこう)   bank

銀河(ぎんが)   galaxy

銀色(ぎんいろ)   silver color

水銀(すいぎん)   mercury

Onyomi Examples

銀 (ギン) silver (Ag), silver (color), silver (medal, prize, etc.), silver coin, silver general, bank, money

銀色 (ギンイロ) silver (color, colour)

世銀 (セギン) World Bank

水銀 (スイギン) mercury (Hg)

Kunyomi Examples

銀 (しろがね) silver, silver coin, silver (color)

銀鯵 (しろがねあじ) lookdown (Selene vomer)

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