銀ぎん銭せん

noun

silver coin

Refers to a coin made of silver, often in historical or monetary contexts. Compare with 銭 (ぜに), a more general term for coins or money.

See also: 銭 (ぜに)

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには銀ぎん銭せんが広ひろく使つかわれていた。

  Silver coins were widely used in the Edo period.