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Picture story for the kanji 銀, meaning silver

銀 kanji: meaning “silver”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N414 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
silver
On'yomi
ギン
Kun'yomi
しろがね

Picture story to remember 銀

Second place takes home a shiny metal (金) medal that is silver, not gold.

Parts in this story:金

How to write 銀: stroke order

銀 is written with 14 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 銀

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Kanji that share parts with 銀.