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Japanese symbol for “pence”

Romaji: pensu
pence (monetary unit)

In Japanese, pence is , read (pensu).

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 pence (monetary unit)

Kanji and stroke order

one-sided, leaf, sheet
on: ヘン
kun: かた-、かた
4 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “pence”

WordReadingMeaning
ペニー peniipenny (monetary unit); pence

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かたて katateone hand
かたほう katahouone side; one party; the other side
はへん hahenfragment; broken piece; splinter
かたみち katamichione-way (trip)
だんぺん danpenfragment; scrap; piece
かたがわ katagawaone side

See also: Chinese symbol for “pence”.

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.