せん
Sen
Other forms: 錢
銭 (Sen) is a Japanese noun meaning “sen (hundredth of a yen), coin made of non-precious materials, one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency), one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)”.
Meanings
- nounsen (hundredth of a yen)
- nouncoin made of non-precious materials
- nounone-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency)
- nounone-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
Examples
安物買いの銭失い。
Buy cheap and waste your money.
銭厘を大切にすれば大金はおのずとたまる。
Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves.
彼のビジネスプランは立派だけど、勘定あって銭足らず、という気もするけどね。
His business plan looks good on paper but I get the feeling it would never work in practice.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).