Japanese symbol for “penny”
一文
いちもん
Romaji: ichimon
tiny amount of money; a penny; a cent; a farthing
In Japanese, penny is 一文, read いちもん (ichimon).
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 tiny amount of money; a penny; a cent; a farthing
- n one letter; one character
- n one mon (unit of currency)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “penny”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| びた一文 | びたいちもん bitaichimon | very small amount of money; penny; cent |
| 片尼 | ペニー penii | penny (monetary unit); pence |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一緒 | いっしょ issho | (doing) together |
| 一番 | いちばん ichiban | number one; first; first place |
| 一つ | ひとつ hitotsu | one |
| 一般 | いっぱん ippan | general; universal |
| 一部 | いちぶ ichibu | one part; one portion; one section |
| 一方 | いっぽう ippou | one (esp. of two); the other; one way |
| 文化 | ぶんか bunka | culture; civilization; civilisation |
| 文字 | もじ moji | letter (of an alphabet); character |
See also: Chinese symbol for “penny”.
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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