# 銭 — Coin

Frequency rank 1383 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 栗 (Chestnut), less common than 酷 (Cruel).

- On’yomi: せん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 金 Gold (Kangxi 167)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Gold on the left is shaped with a spear on the right -- gold hammered and cut with a spear into small round shapes becomes a coin.

In words:

- 金銭 きんせん — money,cash
- 小銭 こぜに — coins;small change

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