銀色|ぎんいろgin'iro[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- no-adjectivesilver (color, colour)
Synonyms & antonyms
- SynonymシルバーNeutralLoanword for silver; also covers the elderly, as in 「シルバー世代」; wide range of uses.
- Synonymしろがね色WrittenAn elegant old name for silver; a literary term rarely used in modern Japanese.
- Related銀ぎんNeutralMeans the metal silver, and also the color or a silver medal; used alone it usually means the metal itself.
- Related銀灰色ぎんかいしょくNeutralA gray with a silver sheen; grayer and duller than 「銀色」, and leans toward written prose.
- RelatedシルバーグレーNeutralLoanword for silver gray; often said of hair and car paint; grayer than 「銀色」.
- Related銀鼠ぎんねずNeutralA traditional color name for a mouse gray with a silver sheen; often used for kimono.
- Related銀鼠色NeutralThe fuller form of 「銀鼠」; the same traditional color name with the same meaning.
Use 「銀色」 for a bright, lustrous white like silver, as in 「銀色の髪」. The loanword is 「シルバー」; for a grayer shade say 「銀灰色」, and 「銀鼠」 is the traditional color name. 「銀」 alone usually means the metal.
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