JLPT N4 · 14 strokes
Kanji 銀: "silver"
The kanji 銀 means "silver". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read ギン in on'yomi and しろがね in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ギン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
しろがね
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | silver |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 3 |
| Frequency rank | 395 of 2,501 |
Common words with 銀
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 銀silver (Ag) · silver (color)
- 銀色silver (color, colour)
- 銀行bank; banking institution
- 銀髪silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
- 白銀silver · silver colour; snow
- 銀貨silver coin
- 銀座Ginza (district in Tokyo) · busy shopping district; bustling location
- 銀河Milky Way · galaxy
- 金銀gold and silver · money
- 銀糸silver thread
- 水銀mercury (Hg)
- 銀杏ginkgo nut; gingko nut
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