銭

せん

Also written 錢

Meanings

1. Noun sen (hundredth of a yen)
2. coin made of non-precious materials See also: 銭 (ぜに).
3. one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency) See also: 貫 (かん).
4. one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

Kanji

• 銭 coin. Read as セン.

Example sentences

• もし彼のすすめに従っていたら、会社に一銭もなくなっていたかもしれません。
  The firm might have lost all its money if it had taken his advice.
• ポケットには一銭も残っていないのがわかった。
  I found no money left in my pocket.
• お金はほとんど一銭も残っていない。
  I have hardly any money left.
• １銭たりともむだにしないのが彼の信条だ。
  He makes a religion of never wasting a penny.
• 困ったことは、私は一銭も持ち合わせていない。
  The trouble is that I have no money with me.

Words containing 銭

• 金銭 (きんせん) money
• 銭湯 (せんとう) public bath
• 投げ銭 (なげせん) tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar)

And 82 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists