一いち毛もう

noun

one-tenth of a rin

Historical Japanese currency unit; 1 一毛 = 1/10 厘 (rin), 1/10000 円 (yen). Rarely encountered outside historical or numismatic contexts.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの通つう貨か単たん位いでは、一いち毛もうは一いち厘りんの十じゅう分ぶんの一いちにあたる。

  In the currency system of the Edo period, one 一毛 was equal to one-tenth of a 厘 (rin).