銭
銭 — Coin
coin, .01 yen, money
On’yomiセン (sen)
On’yomiゼン (zen)
Kun’yomiぜに (zeni)
Kun’yomiすき (suki)
Stroke order (14 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 銭
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金銭 | きんせん kinsen | money; cash |
| 銭 | せん sen | sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency) |
| 銭湯 | せんとう sentou | public bath; bathhouse |
| 小銭 | こぜに kozeni | small change; pocket change; coins |
| 釣り銭 | つりせん tsurisen | change (for a purchase) |
| 日銭 | ひぜに hizeni | daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments |
Study notes
銭 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 14 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1008 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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