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銭

Level XI of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1383 / 2,608

Coin

On’yomi
せん
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
金 Gold (Kangxi 167)

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

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

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,cashN3
小銭 こぜに coins;small changeN1

銭 is rank 1383 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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