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釣り銭 (つりせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

釣つり銭せん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun

change (money returned after payment)

Refers to the coins or bills given back when a customer pays more than the exact amount. Common in retail and everyday transactions.

レジで千せん円えん札さつを出だしたら、釣つり銭せんが五ご百ひゃく円えん玉だまと百ひゃく円えん玉だまだった。
When I handed over a 1,000-yen bill at the register, the change was a 500-yen coin and a 100-yen coin.

釣つり銭せんのないように、ちょうどの金きん額がくを用よう意いしてください。

Please prepare the exact amount so that no change is needed.

Written forms

釣つり銭せんUsage35%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
つり銭せんUsage37%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, sometimes used for clarity.
釣つり銭せんUsage28%
Abbreviated kanji spelling, also seen in signs and receipts.

Kanji

釣angling, fish, catch
銭coin, .01 yen, money

Similar words

お釣つり
Polite and more common in spoken Japanese. 釣り銭 is slightly more formal and often used in written or business contexts.
小こ銭ぜに
Refers to small coins in general, not specifically change from a transaction.

Etymology

Compound of 釣り (つり, 'change' or 'balance returned') and 銭 (せん, 'money' or 'coin'). The kanji 釣 originally means 'to fish' but here carries the sense of 'making up the difference'.