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Breakdown of ginkou
go
行
If you want to go, you must step through one street. If you can't choose one, you won't be going anywhere.
silver
銀
Gold may sparkle, but there's beauty in the stillness of silver.
Usages of ginkou
銀行 は 大学 の 左 です。ginkou wa daigaku no hidari desu.
The bank is to the left of the university.
銀行 の 後ろ です。ginkou no ushiro desu.
It's behind the bank.
道 を 渡って、 左 に 曲がって ください。 ホテル は 道 の 右 側 に あります。michi o watatte, hidari ni magatte kudasai. hoteru wa michi no migi gawa ni arimasu.
Cross the road and turn left. The hotel is on the right side of the street.
学校図書館 は 銀行 の 隣 です。gakkoutoshokan wa ginkou no tonari desu.
The school library is next to the bank.
あの 銀行 に 金 と 銀 が あります。ano ginkou ni kin to gin ga arimasu.
There is gold and silver in that bank.
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