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ぜん【銭・金】

zen

Pronunciation: /zeN/ [zeŋ̍]

Definition

Noun

  1. Money
  2. Coin

Etymology

Cognate with Kumamoto ぜん zen "money, coins"; Hachijo じぇね jene; Okinawan じん jin "money; coins"; and standard Japanese ぜに【銭】 zeni "coin (worth a hundredth of a yen)".

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Kanaぜん
Romanizationzen
Pronunciation (IPA)/zeN/ [zeŋ̍]

意味:おかね【お金・御金】、ぜに【銭】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, July 15). ぜん【銭・金】 : zen | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, January 6, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6366/zen/.