also: びん
coin string; slender rope for coins
Historical term for the thin rope passed through the square holes of old Japanese coins to bundle them. Now mostly encountered in historical or numismatic contexts.
See also: 緡縄 (さしなわ)
In the Edo period, people carried coins by threading them onto a string.
string of 100 mon; bundle of coins
Specifically refers to a standard bundle of 100 mon coins strung together. Also used as a counter for such bundles. Historical term.
One string of coins was equivalent to 100 mon.
A compound explicitly meaning 'coin string'; 緡 alone is the same concept but less common.
coin string; string for threading coins
Historical kanji for a coin string; rarely used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
Alternate reading びん for the same kanji; also historical and rare.
The kanji 緡 is composed of 糸 (thread) and 昏 (obscure), suggesting a thread used for tying. The reading さし is native Japanese, while びん is a Sino-Japanese reading. The exact derivation is uncertain.