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Japanese symbol for “coins”

Romaji: kozeni
small change; pocket change; coins

In Japanese, coins is , read (kozeni).

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

  1. n small change; pocket change; coins
  2. n small sum of money

Kanji and stroke order

little, small
on: ショウ
kun: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
3 strokes · JLPT 4
coin, .01 yen, money
on: セン、ゼン
kun: ぜに、すき
14 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “coins”

WordReadingMeaning
オウル ourucoins (suit)
ばら baracoins; small change
バラせん barasencoins; small change

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうせつ shousetsunovel; story; (work of) fiction
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
しょうがくせい shougakuseielementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
こがた kogatasmall-sized; small-scale; miniature
ちいさい chiisaismall; little; tiny
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
きんせん kinsenmoney; cash
せんとう sentoupublic bath; bathhouse

See also: Chinese symbol for “coins”.

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.

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