JLPT N3 · Noun

小銭 (kozeni)

小銭 (こぜに, kozeni) is a Japanese noun meaning “small change; pocket change”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こぜに
Romaji: kozeni
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

small change; pocket change; coins · noun
small sum of money · noun

Example sentences

私は小銭の持ち合わせがない。

I have no small change on me.

Tatoeba #155891

彼は就寝前にポケットから小銭を取り出して、テーブルの上にどさっと置く。

Before retiring he usually dumps the chicken feed from all his pockets onto the table.

Tatoeba #104391

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 小銭

小

little, smallショウ・ちい.さい・こ- · 3 strokes

銭

coin, .01 yen, moneyセン・ゼン・ぜに・すき · 14 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 小銭.

小さいちいさいsmall小さなちいさなsmall小説しょうせつnovel小鳥ことりsmall bird小学校しょうがっこうprimary school小しょうsmallness小包こづつみparcel小麦こむぎwheat小屋こやhut小こsmall小指こゆびlittle finger縮小しゅくしょうreduction小数しょうすうfraction (part of)小便しょうべんurine

Source: JMdict entry 1348470 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.