小銭(こぜに)

こぜに
noun
coins, small change
informalmoney
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 exchange this small change (for a bill).

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

Common patterns

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)

Common expressions

Related Words

Related: 硬貨(こうか) (coins (formal))
Compare: 札(さつ) (bills, banknotes)
Related: お釣り (change received)
Related: 両替機(りょうがえき) (change machine, currency exchange machine)
Compare: コイン (coin)
Related: 千円札(せんえんさつ) (thousand-yen bill)
Compare: 小口(こぐち) (small amount)
Related: 円玉(えんだま) (yen coin (used after a denomination, e.g. 100{円玉|えんだま} "100-yen coin"))
Compare: 釣(つ)り銭(せん) (change (formal))
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Added 2026.1.11 16:55 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02
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