銭 coin

金 (gold) + (shish kebab) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
14 strokes

Onyomi

SEN

SENDing coins in the mail is dumb because they get stolen.

Mnemonic

Certain Japanese coins have a hole in the middle, so I take my gold coins and put em on a stick like a shish kebab!

Kunyomi

ぜに coin NUBI
★★★☆☆

Jukugo

小銭(こぜに)

coin ★★★☆☆ KUNKUN
小 (small size) + 銭 (coin) = 小銭 (coin)

銭湯(せんとう)

public bath ★★☆☆☆
銭 (coin) + 湯 (hot water) = 銭湯 (public bath)

Synonyms

currency
硬貨    小銭    通貨