五ご円えん玉だま

noun

5 yen coin

Refers specifically to the Japanese 5-yen coin, a brass coin with a hole in the center. Often considered lucky because its pronunciation ごえん is homophonous with ご縁 (good connection/fate).

• お賽さい銭せんに五ご円えん玉だまを入いれた。

  I put a 5-yen coin in the offering box.

• 五ご円えん玉だまは穴あなが開あいている。

  The 5-yen coin has a hole in it.