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セント

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun

usually written using kana alone

Monetary unit equal to one hundredth of a dollar, euro, or other currency.

このガムは25セントです。
This gum is 25 cents.
1ドルは100セントです。
One dollar is 100 cents.

Written forms

セントUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the monetary unit; usually written in kana.
仙せんと
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Kanji

仙hermit, wizard, cent

Similar words

ドル
ドル is the dollar unit, while セント is the subunit (1/100 of a dollar).
ユーロ
ユーロ is the euro unit; セント is also used for euro cents.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'cent'.