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N4 kanji · 14 strokes

銀 means silver

金 metal · 艮 looks like 良 (good) without its dot

銀Memory trick

A metal (金) that's good (良) minus a dot, second best after gold: silver.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meaning
silver
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
14
School grade
Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) しろがね shirogane

しろがね (shirogane) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) ギン gin

ギン (gin) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

銀行 ぎんこう · ginkou

bank, banking institution

Built from

  • 金 gold
  • 艮 to stop

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.