鵞が眼がん

noun

zeni coin

Archaic term for a type of old Japanese coin, synonymous with 銭 (ぜに) and 鳥目 (ちょうもく). Used in historical or numismatic contexts.

See also: 銭 (ぜに) · 鳥目 (ちょうもく)

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいには鵞が眼がんと呼よばれる銭せん貨かが流りゅう通つうしていた。

  During the Edo period, coins called gagan were in circulation.