14 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

silver

Kun'yomi
  • silver (Ag) ②silver coin ③silver color ④bank
On'yomi
  • silver (Ag) ②silver coin ③silver color ④bank
Nanori
  • うん
  • かな
  • かね

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ギン 100.0%

Character Breakdown

silver
ギン しろがね うん (3rd, N4)
gold
キン きむ かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン すべ.て まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
to divide
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant

Common Words

silver (Ag) ②silver coin ③silver color ④bank
Milky Way ②galaxy
Milky Way galaxy ②galactic system
silver coin
silver (color)
galactic empire (in science fiction)
bank robbery ②bank robber
Ginza (district in Tokyo) ②busy shopping district ③silver mint (Edo period)
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References

Unicode hex code 9280
JIS X 0208 1-22-68
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4855
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 6268
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1722
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2156
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1133
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1459
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1569
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 264
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2345
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 379
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 40355
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 263
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 313
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 313
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 196
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 268
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 281
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 427
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 57
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.4
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1817
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1471
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8a6.3
Four corner code 8713.2
De Roo Code 2865