coin, .01 yen, money
銭 centers on small monetary units: a coin, a tiny fraction of a yen, or money in a general sense.
銭 is the modern simplified form of 錢. The older form combines 金 (metal) with 戔, which likely contributed the sound and the idea of smallness, together suggesting small metal coins.
The left side is metal 金, and the right side looks like a small stack of coins. Picture a tiny metal coin: 銭 is a coin or a small amount of money.
For セン, imagine a cent (one-hundredth of a dollar) that looks just like a tiny Japanese coin: cent -> セン, and the coin is worth about one cent.
money; cash
sen (hundredth of a yen)
small change; pocket change; coins
public bath; bathhouse
monetary offering; offertory
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin
miser; niggard; cheapskate
baby spotted turtle; immature Japanese pond turtle; young Japanese terrapin
round coin with a (square) hole in the center
without money; no need for money
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
change (for a purchase)
old coin
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
one's own money
easy money
coin return slot; change slot
large bathhouse with many different services; deluxe public bath
large bathhouse with many different services; deluxe public bath
tobacco money; money to buy a pack of cigarettes