銭

Meanings

1. Noun

   sen (hundredth of a yen)
2. coin made of non-precious materials
3. round coin with a (square) hole in the centerColloquial
4. coin made of non-precious materials
5. money

• 公園こうえんの噴水ふんすいの中なかに銭せんがいっぱいある。

  There are a lot of coins in the park fountain.

• 銭ぜに厘りんを大切たいせつにすれば大金たいきんはおのずとたまる。

  Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.

• 彼かれのビジネスプランは立派りっぱだけど、勘定かんじょうあって銭ぜに足たらず、という気きもするけどね。

  His business plan looks good on paper but I get the feeling it would never work in practice.

• 手紙てがみに貼はる三さん銭せん切手きってが買えないで、幾日いくにちも床とこの間まの上うえに置おいてあるようになった。

  I could not buy the 3 sen stamp to put on the letter, so it ended up staying for many days on top of the tokonoma.