Japanese symbol for “silver”
銀
ぎん
Romaji: gin
silver (Ag)
In Japanese, silver is 銀, read ぎん (gin).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n silver (Ag)
- adj-no, n silver (color)
- n silver (medal, prize, etc.)
- n silver coin
- n silver general (shogi)
- suf bank
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “silver”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銀色 | ぎんいろ gin'iro | silver (color, colour) |
| シルバー | シルバー shirubaa | silver |
| 白銀 | はくぎん hakugin | silver |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銀行 | ぎんこう ginkou | bank; banking institution |
| 銀河 | ぎんが ginga | Milky Way |
| 銀座 | ぎんざ ginza | Ginza (district in Tokyo) |
| 水銀 | すいぎん suigin | mercury (Hg) |
| 銀貨 | ぎんか ginka | silver coin |
| 日本銀行 | にっぽんぎんこう nipponginkou | Bank of Japan; BOJ |
See also: Chinese symbol for “silver”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.