賽銭

さいせん

Also written さい銭

Meanings

1. Noun monetary offering; offertory

Kanji

• 賽 dice; temple visit. Read as サイ.
• 銭 coin. Read as セン.

Example sentences

• はい、お賽銭・・・１０円ずつね。はい、美羽ちゃん。
  OK, here's the donation ... 10 yen each. Here you go, Mihane.

Words containing 賽銭

• 賽銭箱 (さいせんばこ) offertory box
• 賽銭泥棒 (さいせんどろぼう) thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple

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