Coin in Japanese

"coin" in Japanese, with the kanji that carry the meaning.

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2 Japanese kanji carry the meaning "coin". The most common choice is shown first.

Top pick

coin, .01 yen, money

Reading: sen

14 strokes

Where it comes from

Composed of metal and small. Small metal.

What it carries

Money, public bath, cash. Represents coin.

Related kanji for "coin"

old japanese coin(also: both, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train), two)

ryou · nature

A pictograph of both pans of a scale. Means both sides, two things, indicating balance and equilibrium. Simplified form of 兩.

The most common kanji for "coin" is 銭, read as sen. It means coin, .01 yen, money. Related kanji: 両 (old japanese coin).

銭 has 14 strokes.