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刀
とう
銭
せん
Meanings
Noun
1. knife money; bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor
Alt. forms
刀
とう
銭
せん
刀
とう
泉
せん
Kanji used
刀
katana
銭
coin
Pitch accent
と
うせん
Used in: 2
Composed of
刀
とう
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
銭
せん
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency);
(arch.)
one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)