JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
銀 means silver. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 14 strokes, read ぎん. It is built from 2 parts: 金 (gold), 艮 (northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping). It appears in 銀行 (bank).
銀 is written in 14 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
銀 breaks into 2 parts.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 銀行 | ぎんこう | bank |
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