also: なげぜに
tossing a coin; tossed coin
Refers to the act of throwing coins to street performers or beggars, or the coins themselves. Traditional, pre-digital usage.
I tossed a coin to the street performer.
The tossed coin fell into the hat.
Modern extension: sending money to streamers, creators, or online personalities as a tip or donation. Often used in the context of live streaming platforms.
I send a tip to the streamer.
I support them using the tipping feature.
Standard kanji spelling; also read なげぜに.
Alternate reading using 銭's kun'yomi; common in spoken and informal contexts.
Variant spelling; less common than 投げ銭.
Rare combination of the variant kanji with the kun'yomi reading.
Compound of 投げ (throwing) and 銭 (coin, money). Originally referred to the act of throwing coins to street performers or beggars. The modern online tipping sense is a metaphorical extension.