How to say 'Money' or 'Coin' in Japanese | 銭

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The Japanese word for Money or Coin is 'Sen', written as 銭 in Japanese.'Money' or 'Coin' in hiragana is せん.

word

銭

Meaning

Money, Coin

Reading

せん

sen

Kanji

銭Money, Coin

Explanation

The Japanese suffix '銭 (せん)' refers to 'coin' or 'money'. It is often used in compound words to denote currency or small amounts of money. Historically, '銭' was used to refer to small denominations of currency, such as the 'sen' in the pre-decimal Japanese monetary system. For example: one yen and fifty sen「一円五十銭」(いちえんごじっせん). This suffix is still used in modern Japanese, particularly in contexts involving small change or historical references. Another example: ten sen coin「十銭玉」(じっせんだま).

Part Of Speech

suffix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4488

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 銭

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

銭

Meaning

Money, Coin

Words Related to 銭 Through the Kanji 銭

This Word contains the Kanji 銭 as well.

word

金銭

Meaning

Money

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'Sen' means 'Money' or 'Coin' .

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