銭 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 銭意味

coin, .01 yen, money

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銭 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

ぜに zeni
すき suki

KUNYOMI　訓読み

セン sen
ゼン zen

Examples

銭厘を大切にすれば大金はおのずとたまる。

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

彼のビジネスプランは立派だけど、勘定あって銭足らず、という気もするけどね。

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

安物買いの銭失い。

Buy cheap and waste your money.

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渋 astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea

銃 gun, arms

操 maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity

携 portable, carry (in hand), armed with, bring along

診 checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine