monetary offering; offertory
Money offered at a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple, typically thrown into a 賽銭箱 (offertory box) before praying.
I put a monetary offering in the offertory box and prayed at the shrine.
How much is an appropriate monetary offering?
offertory box
offerings thief; thief who steals from a shrine or temple offering box
Standard kanji spelling for monetary offerings at shrines and temples.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; sometimes used for readability.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 賽 is considered difficult.
Compound of 賽 “to repay or thank a deity for fulfilled prayers” and 銭 “money,” originally denoting money presented in fulfillment of a vow or in gratitude to a deity.