小銭

Japanese
Kanji in this term
小 銭
こ
Grade: 1		 ぜに
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
小錢 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

小 (こ, ko, “small”) + 銭 (ぜに, zeni, “money, coin”)

Pronunciation

    Noun

    小(こ)銭(ぜに) • (kozeni) 

    1. small money, small change, coins
      Synonym: (Tsugaru) だらこ (darako)

    Derived terms
    • 小銭入(こぜにい)れ (kozeniire): change purse

    See also

    References
    1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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