JLPT N114画 · 14 strokesradical 金grade 6freq #1008Kanken level 5Jōyō kanji
coin, .01 yen, money
On'yomi (音読み)
- セン
- ゼン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ぜに
- すき
About this kanji
The kanji 銭 primarily means "coin" or "money" and is used in various contexts. It typically appears as a noun rather than a verb. For example, in the compound 金銭 (きんせん), it refers to money in general. Another common term is 銭湯 (せんとう), meaning a public bath, where people would pay with coins. You might also encounter 小銭 (こぜに), which means small change. A quick usage note: while 銭 used to refer specifically to coins, in modern contexts, it can also imply money in general.
Example sentences
銭の管理が大切だ。
Managing money is important.
Meanings across languages
- English
- coin, .01 yen, money
- Tiếng Việt
- tiền
- 日本語
- 銭
- 한국어
- 돈
- 中文
- 钱
- id
- koin
- th
- เหรียญ
- es
- moneda
- fr
- pièce
- de
- Münze
- pt
- moeda
Common compounds
- 金銭money, cash
- 銭湯public bath, bathhouse
- 小銭small change, pocket change, coins
- 釣り銭change (for a purchase)
- 日銭daily income in cash, money paid by daily installments, money paid by daily instalments
- 身銭one's own money
- 悪銭ill-gotten money, bad coin
- 古銭old coin
Words using this kanji
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