銭 — 14 strokes ／ Radical「金」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 14 strokes ／ Radical「金」
- On
- セン
- Kun
- ぜに
- Meaning
- coin; money; sen (currency unit)
Origin
金 "metal" plus 戔 "small"; small pieces of metal money — hence "coin."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| セン | 銭湯・金銭 |
|---|---|
| ぜに | 銭・銭入れ・小銭 |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 金銭きんせん
money; cash
- 小銭こぜに
small change
Example
小銭を財布に入れた。
I put the small change in my purse.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)