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銭
銭
14 strokes
Frequency: 1008
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

coin
.01 yen
money

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ã‚ģãƒŗ
ã‚ŧãƒŗ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ぜãĢ
すき

Common Words

金銭
きんせん
Noun
īŊžãŽ Adj.
Freq #7874
1

money; cash

Examples
金銭ぎことでåŊŧとäē‰ã„ãĢãĒãŖた。
I had a quarrel with him over money.
小銭
こぜãĢ
Noun
Freq #13329
1

small change; coins

Examples
į§ã¯å°éŠ­ãŽæŒãĄåˆã‚ã›ãŒãĒい。
I have no small change on me.
2

small sum of money

Examples
åŊŧã¯å°ąå¯å‰ãĢãƒã‚ąãƒƒãƒˆã‹ã‚‰å°éŠ­ã‚’å–ã‚Šå‡ēしãĻ、テãƒŧブãƒĢぎ上ãĢおさãŖとįŊŽãã€‚
Before retiring he usually dumps the chicken feed from all his pockets onto the table.
銭
せん
éŒĸ
Noun
Freq #13784
1

sen (hundredth of a yen)

2

coin made of non-precious materials

3

Obsolete term

one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency)

4

Archaic

one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)

銭
ぜãĢ
ã‚ŧニ
Noun
Freq #16565
1

Colloquial

round coin with a (square) hole in the center

2

coin made of non-precious materials

Examples
銭厘を大切ãĢすれば大金はおぎずとたぞる。
Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
3

money

Examples
åŊŧぎビジネ゚プナãƒŗはįĢ‹æ´žã ã‘お、勘厚あãŖãĻ銭čļŗらず、という気もするけおね。
His business plan looks good on paper but I get the feeling it would never work in practice.
銭暯
せんとう
洗暯
Noun
Freq #18567
1

public bath; bathhouse

金銭įš„
きんせんãĻき
īŊžãĒ Adj.
Freq #21216
1

monetary; financial; pecuniary

餞åˆĨ
せんずつ
Noun
Freq #23862
1

farewell gift

一銭
īŧ‘銭
いãŖせん
Noun
Freq #29177
1

one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money

Examples
お金はãģとんお一銭も掋ãŖãĻいãĒい。
I have hardly any money left.
čŗŊ銭
さい銭
さいせん
Noun
Freq #36729
1

monetary offering; offertory

Examples
はい、おčŗŊ銭ãƒģãƒģãƒģīŧ‘īŧå††ãšã¤ã­ã€‚はい、įžŽįžŊãĄã‚ƒã‚“ã€‚
OK, here's the donation ... 10 yen each. Here you go, Mihane.
金銭感čĻš
きんせんかんかく
Noun
Freq #37462
1

sense for (how to use) money; money sense

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