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    3. 銭

    銭

    銭せん

    sen (hundredth of a yen)

    KMT7News #11+1NounBusiness & FinanceHistoryKanji Vocab14 strokes

    錢

    せん

    Noun

    1.
    sen (hundredth of a yen)
    2.
    coin made of non-precious materials
    3.
    one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency)
    obsolete term
    4.
    one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    昔むかしは一いち円えんが百ひゃく銭せんだった。

    In the past, one yen was 100 sen.

    KMT5HistoryBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは一いっ銭せんも持もっていなかった。

    He didn't have a single sen (penny).

    KMT7Daily LifeBusiness & Finance
    今いまでは銭せんという単たん位いはほとんど使つかわれなくなった。

    Nowadays, the unit "sen" is hardly used anymore.

    KMT7Business & FinanceHistory
    わずかな銭せんでも、貯ちょ蓄ちくすれば大おおきな額がくになる。

    Even a small amount of money, if saved, will become a large sum.

    KMT8Business & FinanceDaily Life
    江え戸ど時じ代だいには、銭せん貨かが庶しょ民みんの生せい活かつに広ひろく流りゅう通つうしていた。

    During the Edo period, sen coins were widely circulated in the lives of common people.

    KMT8HistoryBusiness & Finance

    Kanji that make up this word

    銭
    ぜに・すき…(2)
    coin・.01 yen・money
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