| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| 銭 | せん | hundredth of a yen; coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass) |
| 金銭 | きんせん | money, cash |
| 銭湯 | せんとう | bath-house, public bath |
| 小銭 | こぜに | coins, small change |
| 釣り銭 | つりせん | change (e.g. for dollar) |
| 銭 | ぜに | round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money |
| 身銭 | みぜに | one's own money |
| さい銭 | さいせん | monetary offering |
| あぶく銭 | あぶくぜに | easy money |
| 日銭 | ひぜに | daily income in cash, money paid by daily installments, money paid by daily instalments |