Japanese symbol for “sen”
銭
せん
Romaji: sen
sen (hundredth of a yen)
In Japanese, sen is 銭, read せん (sen).
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Meanings
- n sen (hundredth of a yen)
- n coin made of non-precious materials
- n one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency)
- n one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
Written forms: 銭、錢. Readings: せん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 金銭 | きんせん kinsen | money; cash |
| 銭湯 | せんとう sentou | public bath; bathhouse |
| 小銭 | こぜに kozeni | small change; pocket change; coins |
| 釣り銭 | つりせん tsurisen | change (for a purchase) |
| 身銭 | みぜに mizeni | one's own money |
| 日銭 | ひぜに hizeni | daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments |
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.