銀製

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 銀製 is read as ぎんせい and means made of silver.
• Basic usage: It can modify an inherited silver mirror or a silver ornament being wiped with a soft cloth.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Identifying material
  • 銀製の鏡 states that the mirror is made of silver. Example: 祖母から銀製の小さな鏡を譲り受けた。
• Caring for a silver item
  • 銀製の飾り is a silver ornament and the object being wiped with a soft cloth. Example: 銀製の飾りを柔らかい布で拭いた。