Japanese symbol for “cent”
仙
セント
Romaji: sento
cent (monetary unit)
In Japanese, cent is 仙, read セント (sento).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n cent (monetary unit)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “cent”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一文 | いちもん ichimon | tiny amount of money; a penny; a cent |
| セント | セント sento | cent |
| びた一文 | びたいちもん bitaichimon | very small amount of money; penny; cent |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仙人 | せんにん sennin | immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit) |
| 仙台 | せんだい sendai | Sendai (city in Miyagi) |
| 水仙 | すいせん suisen | daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus |
| 歌仙 | かせん kasen | great (waka) poet; immortal poet |
| 仙道 | せんどう sendou | Taoist teachings; Taoist arts; path to becoming an immortal |
| 仙骨 | せんこつ senkotsu | sacrum; sacral bone |
See also: Chinese symbol for “cent”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.