渡わたし銭せん

noun

ferry fare; ferriage

Historical or literary term for the fee paid to cross a river by ferry. In modern contexts, 渡船料 or フェリー代 are more common.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、旅たび人びとは川かわを渡わたるたびに渡わたし銭せんを払はらった。

  In the Edo period, travelers paid a ferry fare each time they crossed a river.