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銭 = 㦮 + 金

銭 is a Japanese kanji written with 14 strokes, listed here under the keyword “coin”. It is built from 㦮 (float) and 金 (gold). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 394.

Keyword
coin
RTK frame
394
Strokes
14
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セン, ゼン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ぜに, すき
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
монета
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
銭 money

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㦮 float
  2. 金 gold

How to find 銭 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “float” + “gold”. 銭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 銭 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.