sen (1/100 yen)
Historical currency unit; 1 sen = 1/100 yen. No longer used in modern transactions, but appears in historical contexts and fixed expressions.
He didn't have even a single sen on him.
Before the war, you could buy cheap sweets for one sen.
coin of base metal
Refers to coins made of non-precious metals, as opposed to gold or silver coins. Often used in contrast with 金 (きん) or 銀 (ぎん).
See also: 銭 (ぜに)
Coins of this period are made of copper.
1/1000 kan (currency)
Obsolete currency unit: 1/1000 of a 貫 (kan). Used in the Edo period and earlier.
See also: 貫
In the Edo-period currency system, one kan was equivalent to 1000 sen.
1/1000 kan (mass)
Archaic unit of mass: 1/1000 of a 貫 (kan, approx. 3.75 kg). Extremely rare; primarily of historical interest.
In old documents, sen is sometimes used as a unit of mass.
Long ago you could buy an apple for fifty sen.
without money; no need for money
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
change (money returned after payment)
old coin; ancient coin
debt; borrowed money
knife money; ancient Chinese bronze coin shaped like a straight razor
remaining money; change
commission; brokerage fee
admission fee; entrance charge · stall fee; market space charge · stake; bet
lots of money; riches; wealth · rich person; wealthy person
Song dynasty copper coin
accommodation fees; hotel charges; room charges
labor charge; wages; pay
bujian; spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China
Standard modern kanji form.
Outdated kanji form; not used in modern Japanese.
From Middle Chinese 錢 (dzjen, 'coin, money'). The reading せん is the Sino-Japanese on'yomi.