Kanji 銭: coin, .01 yen, money

Key takeaways

Kanji 銭: coin, .01 yen, money. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

銭

Meaning

coin.01 yenmoney

On reading

センゼン

Kun reading

ぜにすき

Radical

金

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 銭

coin, .01 yen, money

Kanji structure breakdown

銭

Structure breakdown

金 + 戋

Mnemonic story

Coins are small amounts (戋) of metal (金) used as currency. Since small metal pieces were historically used for trade, this character represents money or coins.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

セン

金銭きんせん
money / cash / funds

Kun reading

ぜに

小銭こぜに
coins / small change

Commonly used words

金銭
きんせん
money / cash / funds
小銭
こぜに
coins / small change

Example sentences

Example 1

小銭を財布に入れておこう。

Translation

Let's put some coins in the wallet.

Example 2

小銭が足りなくて困った。

Translation

I was troubled because I didn’t have enough small change.

Example 3

金銭の管理は大切です。

Translation

Managing money is important.

Example 4

金銭トラブルに注意してください。

Translation

Please be careful with money-related troubles.

Kanji 銭: coin, .01 yen, money

Kanji at a glance

Core meaning / core image

Kanji structure breakdown

Mnemonic story

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

Kun reading

Commonly used words

Example sentences

小銭 (こぜに): meaning and examples

金銭 (きんせん): meaning and examples