小銭(こぜに)

こぜに
noun
coins, small change
1. coins, small change
Low-denomination currency; loose coins.
小銭(こぜに)がないので払(はら)えない。
I can't pay because I don't have any change.
財布(さいふ)に小銭(こぜに)がたまっている。
Coins have accumulated in my wallet.
小銭(こぜに)を両替(りょうがえ)してください。
Please give me change for this (bill).

小銭(こぜに) refers to coins or small change.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 小銭(こぜに)がある/ない (to have/not have change)
  • 小銭(こぜに)を持(も)つ (to carry change)
  • 小銭(こぜに)を出(だ)す (to take out coins)
  • 小銭(こぜに)がたまる (coins accumulate)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 小銭(こぜに): coins, small change (casual)
  • 硬貨(こうか): coins (formal/technical)
  • おつり: change (what you receive back)

USEFUL EXPRESSIONS:

  • 小銭(こぜに)入(い)れ (coin purse)
  • 小銭(こぜに)を崩(くず)す (to break a bill into coins)

Related Words

Related: 硬貨(こうか) (coins (formal))
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Added 2026.1.11 16:55 · Revised 2026.1.23 23:19
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