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銀 means 'silver'

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Strokes : 14    Frequency: 562   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-8    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 14    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 135 words   Used in 282 words   Used in 371 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ギン
Name    うん   かな   かね
⿰   gold   () good  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 銀 is used 6 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 銀 is used 263 times, read 1 way (with 2 variations).
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bank
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がね: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
money needed to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage  (see also: 身請け)
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かね: 2 words. FIND ALL
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Most common form:
noun
1. money  (see also: お金)
2. metal
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An additional 19 less common words include 銀 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 281 (originally: 263)  Joy o' Kanji : 263  Key to Kanji: 233 

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ギン    silver   
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good
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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