皇朝十二銭 こうちょうじゅうにせん Meanings Noun twelve coinages minted in Japan during the Nara and Heian periods Kanji 皇 emperor. Read as コウ. 朝 morning. Read as チョウ. 十 ten. Read as ジュウ. 二 two 銭 coin. Read as セン. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists