ferry fare; ferriage
Historical or literary term for the fee paid to cross a river by ferry. In modern contexts, 渡船料 or フェリー代 are more common.
In the Edo period, travelers paid a ferry fare each time they crossed a river.
Compound of 渡し (watashi, 'ferry crossing') and 銭 (sen, 'money, coin'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is associated with pre-modern river crossings.