一銭
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Meanings
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one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
Historical currency unit (1/100 yen), now obsolete. Often used figuratively to mean a trivial sum, as in 'not a single sen'.
In the old days, you could buy cheap sweets for one sen.
He didn't pay a single sen.
Expressions
- 一銭を笑う者は一銭に泣くtake care of the penny; he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen