- 銀行 — bank
- 銀色 — silver color
- 銀座 — Ginza (Tokyo area)
- 白銀 — snowy white / silver-white
- 銀河 — galaxy
- 水銀 — mercury
The left side shows the 金 (metal) radical, while the right part (艮) suggests the phonetic sound. 銀 relates to silver as a precious metal and commonly appears in words about finance and brightness.
銀行で口座を開きました。
I opened an account at the bank.
銀色の車が好きです。
I like silver-colored cars.