Dictionary / Vocabulary / 一銭
いっせん
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
Also written 1銭
彼女は我々のもてなしをいいことに、一銭も払わずに丸一ヶ月滞在した。
She took advantage of our hospitality and stayed a whole month without paying us anything.
彼の古い車じゃ、一銭にもならないよ。
His old clunker isn't worth anything.
私には自分のお金は一銭もない。
I don't have a red cent to my name.