JLPT N1 · 14 strokes
Kanji 銭: "coin, .01 yen, money"
The kanji 銭 means "coin, .01 yen, money". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セン, ゼン in on'yomi and ぜに, すき in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
センゼン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぜにすき
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | coin, .01 yen, money |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1008 of 2,501 |
Common words with 銭
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 金銭money; cash
- 小銭small change; pocket change; coins · small sum of money
- 銭sen (hundredth of a yen) · coin made of non-precious materials
- 銭round coin with a (square) hole in the center · coin made of non-precious materials
- 銭湯public bath; bathhouse
- 金銭的monetary; financial; pecuniary
- 一銭one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
- 賽銭monetary offering; offertory
- 金銭感覚sense for (how to use) money; money sense
- 守銭奴miser; cheapskate; scrooge
- 賽銭箱offertory box
- 日銭daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
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