コイン
こいん
noun
coin
1.
coin
A metal disc used as money, or a token used in machines and games.
コインを入れてください。
Please insert a coin.
コインランドリーで洗濯した。
I did my laundry at a coin laundry.
駅の近くにコインロッカーがあるので、荷物を預けよう。
There are coin lockers near the station, so let's store our luggage there.
コイン comes from English "coin" and is widely used in compounds for coin-operated services.
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- コインランドリー: coin laundry, laundromat
- コインロッカー: coin locker (common at train stations)
- コインパーキング: coin-operated parking lot
- コイントス: coin toss
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 硬貨: coin (formal, official term)
- 小銭: small change, loose coins
- コイン is more casual and commonly used in compound words, while 硬貨 is the formal term used in banking and official contexts.