Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
ぜに. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
ぜに, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
ぜに in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
ぜに you have here. The definition of the word
ぜに will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
ぜに, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Japanese
Etymology
/sen/ → */zen/ → /zeni/
From Old Japanese, shifted from 銭 (sen),[1][2] itself from Middle Chinese 錢 (MC dzjen).
Pronunciation
Noun
ぜに • (zeni)
- a round coin with a square hole in the middle
- Synonyms: 鵝眼 (gagan), 鵝目 (gamoku), 鳥目 (chōmoku)
- (by extension) money
- Synonyms: お足 (oashi), 金 (kane), 金銭 (kinsen), 要脚 (yōkyaku), 料足 (ryōsoku)
- (historical) in the Edo period, coins made from copper and iron, as opposed to those made of gold and silver
- a 家紋 (“family crest”) with various designs of round coins
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ぜね (zene)
- 銭入れ (zenīre)
- 銭占, 銭卜 (zeniura)
- 銭売り (zeniuri)
- 銭買い (zenikai)
- 銭嵩 (zenigasa)
- 銭形 (zenigata)
- 銭金 (zenikane)
- 銭叺す (zenikamasu)
- 銭亀 (zenigame)
- 銭切り (zenikiri), 銭っ切り (zenikkiri)
- 銭首 (zenikubi)
- 銭車 (zeniguruma)
- 銭こ (zeniko), 銭こ (zenko)
- 銭苔 (zenigoke)
- 銭茣蓙 (zenigoza)
- 銭独楽 (zenigoma)
- 銭差, 銭緡, 繦 (zenisashi)
- 銭尽く (zenizuku)
- 銭貫 (zenitsura)
- 銭縄 (zeninawa)
- 銭股 (zenimata)
- 銭店, 銭見世 (zenimise)
- 銭持ち (zenimochi)
- 銭貰い (zenimorai)
- 銭屋 (zeniya)
- 銭両替 (zeni ryōgae)
- 編み笠銭 (amigasa zeni)
- 荒銭 (arazeni)
- 置き銭 (okizeni)
- 替銭, 替え銭 (kaezeni)
- 欠け銭 (kakezeni)
- 掛銭, 掛け銭 (kakezeni)
- 切銭 (kirizeni)
- 九六銭 (kuroku-zeni)
- 小銭 (kozeni)
- 駒牽き銭 (komahiki zeni)
- 先銭, 前銭 (sakizeni)
- 下げ銭, 提げ銭 (sagezeni)
- 四文銭 (shimon zeni)
- 土銭 (tsuchizeni)
- 包み銭 (tsutsumizeni)
- 繋ぎ銭 (tsunagizeni)
- 撮み銭 (tsumamizeni)
- 泥銭 (dorozeni)
- 貫き銭 (nukizeni)
- 百銭 (hyakuzeni)
- 乱し銭 (midashizeni)
- 割れ銭, 破れ銭 (warezeni)
Proper noun
ぜに • (Zeni)
- 銭: a surname
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN